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doge
1[ dohj ]
/ doʊdʒ /
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noun
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
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Origin of doge
1OTHER WORDS FROM doge
dogedom, noundogeship, nounWords nearby doge
dog curtain, dog-day cicada, dog days, dogdom, dog-doo, doge, dog-ear, dog-eared, dog-eat-dog, dog-end, dogface
Other definitions for doge (2 of 2)
doge2
[ dohj, dohg ]
/ doʊdʒ, doʊg /
noun
an internet fad or meme typified by an image of a dog of the Shiba Inu breed accompanied by very short phrases that humorously represent the dog's imagined thoughts and use the wrong modifiers or shortened word forms, as "such dignified" or "amaze."
one such image posted on the internet: That's the cutest doge I've ever seen!
the innovative grammar or language of doge:If you don't speak doge, you might be a little confused.
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Origin of doge
2First recorded in 2005–10; intentional misspelling of dog
historical usage of doge
See internet.
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British Dictionary definitions for doge
doge
/ (dəʊdʒ) /
noun
(formerly) the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice (until 1797) and Genoa (until 1805)
Derived forms of doge
dogeship, nounWord Origin for doge
C16: via French from Italian (Venetian dialect), from Latin dux leader
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