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.
“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
“Don’t worry, dawg, I can clean it up for you in six.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
He has that dawg in him for sure.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023
“He’s always in a good mood. He brings a great energy to the team, and he’s a dawg on the football field.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2023
But of course Jus doesn’t have access to Deuce Diggs; he can’t just call him up and say: Hey, dawg, I’m feelin’ what you’re feelin’.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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