オドシ
Meanings
Noun
1. threat
Yes, what I am saying is neither a joke nor a threat.
2. bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
Pitch accent
オ
ドシ
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
threatening words
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
Examples (6 in total)
It is a way of speaking close to a threat.
I want to believe it's just a threat, but...
His request was tantamount to a threat.