Wolf ticket is an African-American slang

Slang

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 term meaning a verbal threat, criticism, or insult. The term originates from woofing, meaning aimless talk, an onomatopoeic reference to the sound of dogs barking. It is usually used as a part of the phrase "to sell wolf tickets", meaning to bluff or threaten someone in a boastful way, or "to buy wolf tickets", meaning to believe the threats as real or accept the implied challenge.

Examples

• "I don't buy wolf tickets, so sell them hoes to another nigga." - Z-ro
  Z-Ro
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  , from the song "I Found Me"
• "You aint sellin' no woof tickets over here Kansas City (Mac)." - Bill Cosby
  Bill Cosby
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   in the film Let's Do It Again
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• "I don't believe the hype or buy wolf tickets..." - Xzibit
  Xzibit
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   from the song "Paparazzi
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• “Well I pulled on trouble's braids and I hid in the briars out by the quick mud stayin' away from the main roads, passin' out wolf tickets...“ - Tom Waits
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  , from the song "Trouble’s Braids"
• "Niggaz be sellin mo' wolf tickets than fake autographs on eBay" - E-40
  E-40
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  , from the song "They Might Be Taping"
• "Lester Freamon is not in the habit of selling woof tickets." - Cedric Daniels
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   to William Rawls
  William Rawls
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   in the fourth season of The Wire
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• "You sellin' wolf tickets, I'm using guns loosely" - Prodigy of Mobb Deep, from the song "Narcotic"
• "In the old days, they used to call it sellin' wolf tickets." - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air