dawg
Americannoun
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an informal, playful spelling of dog.
Their doormat says, “Welcome to the dawg pound.”
I’d let that sleeping dawg lie if I were you.
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guy; man; fellow; buddy (also used as a term of address).
I don’t think so, dawg, but that’s just my opinion.
You lucky dawg, you!
Etymology
Origin of dawg
First recorded in 1845–50, as a dialectal variant of dog ( def. ); 1930–35 dawg for def. 1; 2000–05 dawg for def. 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Just having that dawg mentality,” Durant said after the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
“She also lost to Nevada candidates ‘Not feelin’ it today’ and ‘Gonna be a no from me, dawg.’
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
He has that dawg in him for sure.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023
Or in other words, he’s got that dawg in him.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2022
“Yo, Miguel. What they catch you doin’, dawg?
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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