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- 1 Of inferior quality; very bad. not-comparable, slang
"Oh man, this game is absolutely dog!"
- 1 The language supposedly spoken by dogs humorous
"Shakespeare could understand Human, the language used by people, as well as Dog, the telepathic speech with which canines communicated with each other."
- 2 The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
- 3 Newcastle Brown Ale Geordie, slang
"This article celebrates the fine city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, situated in northeast England, and its gentle inhabitants, the Geordies. […] Oh yes. Nothing like a pint of dog to establish oneself as a suave sophisticate."
- 4 The Dog Star; Sirius. with-definite-article
"But he must ever watch the northern Bear, Who from her frozen height with jealous eye Confronts the Dog and the Hunter in the south, And is alone not dipt in Ocean's stream."
- 1 Initialism of digital on-screen graphic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A mammal of the family Canidae:; The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding. countable, uncountable
"The dog barked all night long."
- 3 radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.
- 4 a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds wordnet
- 5 Initialism of digitally originated graphic. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 A mammal of the family Canidae:; Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct). countable, uncountable
"This includes the development of hyena-like bone crushers (Osteoborus and Borophagus), a large bone-crushing hunting dog (Aelurodon), and another borophagine frugivorous dog (Carpocyon)."
- 7 metal supports for logs in a fireplace wordnet
- 8 A mammal of the family Canidae:; A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen. attributive, countable, often, uncountable
"Entirely disregarding sex, Ch. Searchlight has a beautiful Cocker head, but as he is a dog, his head is too fine and far too much upon the bitchy order."
- 9 a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward wordnet
- 10 The meat of this animal, eaten as food. uncountable
"Did you know that they eat dog in parts of Asia?"
- 11 a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll wordnet
- 12 A person:; A dull, unattractive girl or woman. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
"She’s a real dog."
- 13 someone who is morally reprehensible wordnet
- 14 A person:; A man, guy, chap. countable, slang, uncountable
"You lucky dog!"
- 15 informal term for a man wordnet
- 16 A person:; Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible. countable, derogatory, uncountable
"Come back and fight, you dogs!"
- 17 a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman wordnet
- 18 A person:; A sexually aggressive man. countable, slang, uncountable
"DJ Paul is a dog; one you do not trust."
- 19 A mechanical device or support:; Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection. countable, uncountable
"Whenever possible, let the tree support the weight of the chainsaw. Pivot the saw, using the saw's dogs (spikes) as a fulcrum."
- 20 A mechanical device or support:; A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action. countable, uncountable
- 21 A mechanical device or support:; A metal support for logs in a fireplace. countable, uncountable
"The dogs were too hot to touch."
- 22 A mechanical device or support:; A double-ended side spike driven through a hole in the flange of a rail on a tramway. countable, historical, uncountable
- 23 The eighteenth Lenormand card. countable, uncountable
- 24 A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this. countable, uncountable
"Congressmen gleefully wolfed down every imaginable version of the hot dog – smoked kielbasas, jumbo grillers, Big & Juicy's, kosher dogs and spiced dogs […]"
- 25 An underdog. countable, slang, uncountable
- 26 Foot; toe. countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable
"My dogs are barking!"
- 27 (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone. Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable
"My dog is dead."
- 28 One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses. countable, uncountable
- 29 Something that performs poorly. countable, informal, uncountable
"He gives his dog-Mota or dog-Fiji in exchange for Pigeon English."
- 30 Something that performs poorly.; A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office. countable, informal, uncountable
"Blue was released, and as Redford had predicted, it was a dog."
- 31 A cock, as of a gun. archaic, countable, uncountable
"To this succeeded the Snaplance ^([sic]), in which a motion was given to the dog, or cock, and a movable plate of steel, called the frizel, or hammer, was placed vertically above the pan to receive the action of the flint."
- 32 A dance having a brief vogue in the 1960s in which the actions of a dog were mimicked. countable, uncountable
"Hmm, see the girl with the red dress on She can do the dog all night long."
- 1 To pursue with the intent to catch. transitive
- 2 go after with the intent to catch wordnet
- 3 To follow in an annoying or harassing way. transitive
"The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."
- 4 To fasten a hatch securely. transitive
"It is very important to dog down these hatches."
- 5 To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place. intransitive
"I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."
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- 6 To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. intransitive, transitive
"A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."
- 7 To criticize. slang, transitive
"Harmon Rabb (David James Elliott): Are you dogging Harm's special meatless meatloaf? Sarah MacKenzie (Catherine Bell): Let's put it this way. If you were to make the Harmon Special on this ship, they'd have to unload it with the toxic waste."
- 8 To divide (a watch) with a comrade. transitive
"A. We never stood 4 to 8 p.m. watches, sir. We dogged our watches. Q. I suppose that is 6 to 8 p.m., then; it is a little indistinct. I mean the second dog watch."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dogge (akin to Scots dug), from Old English dogga, docga, of uncertain origin. The original meaning seems to have been a common dog, as opposed to a well-bred one, or something like 'cur', and perhaps later came to be used for stocky dogs. Possibly a pet-form diminutive with suffix -ga (compare frocga (“frog”), *picga (“pig”)), appended to a base *dog-, *doc- of unclear origin and meaning. One possibility is Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”) (compare frocga from frox). Another proposal is that it derives from Proto-West Germanic *dugan (“to be suitable”), the origin of Old English dugan (“to be good, worthy, useful”), English dow, Dutch deugen, German taugen. The theory goes that it could have been an epithet for dogs, commonly used by children, meaning "good/useful animal". Another is that it is related to *docce (“stock, muscle”), from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā (“round mass, ball, muscle, doll”), whence English dock (“stumpy tail”). In 14th-century England, hound (from Old English hund) was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype resembling the modern mastiff and bulldog. By the 16th century, dog had become the general word, and hound had begun to refer only to breeds used for hunting. In the 16th century, the word dog was adopted by several continental European languages as their word for mastiff. Despite similarities in forms and meaning, not related to Mbabaram dog.
Inherited from Middle English dogge (akin to Scots dug), from Old English dogga, docga, of uncertain origin. The original meaning seems to have been a common dog, as opposed to a well-bred one, or something like 'cur', and perhaps later came to be used for stocky dogs. Possibly a pet-form diminutive with suffix -ga (compare frocga (“frog”), *picga (“pig”)), appended to a base *dog-, *doc- of unclear origin and meaning. One possibility is Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”) (compare frocga from frox). Another proposal is that it derives from Proto-West Germanic *dugan (“to be suitable”), the origin of Old English dugan (“to be good, worthy, useful”), English dow, Dutch deugen, German taugen. The theory goes that it could have been an epithet for dogs, commonly used by children, meaning "good/useful animal". Another is that it is related to *docce (“stock, muscle”), from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā (“round mass, ball, muscle, doll”), whence English dock (“stumpy tail”). In 14th-century England, hound (from Old English hund) was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype resembling the modern mastiff and bulldog. By the 16th century, dog had become the general word, and hound had begun to refer only to breeds used for hunting. In the 16th century, the word dog was adopted by several continental European languages as their word for mastiff. Despite similarities in forms and meaning, not related to Mbabaram dog.
Clipping of dogshit.
The figurative sense "Newcastle Brown Ale" comes from the euphemism "I'm going to walk the dog" or "I'm going to see a man about a dog", meaning "I'm going to the pub for a drink". This was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign.
The figurative sense "Newcastle Brown Ale" comes from the euphemism "I'm going to walk the dog" or "I'm going to see a man about a dog", meaning "I'm going to the pub for a drink". This was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign.
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