siffleux*

* whistler

French | Joual Québec, Canada

Word USED On Occasion BY Older Generations, Countryside people

(n.) Used to refer to a groundhog, mostly because of the sounds they make when angry (that sounds like a sharp whistle).

"J'ai fini par attraper le siffleux qui détruisait mon jardin !"

"I finally caught the whistler that was destroying my garden!"