doge
1 Americannoun
noun
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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."
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one such image posted on the internet.
That's the cutest doge I've ever seen!
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the innovative grammar or language of doge.
If you don't speak doge, you might be a little confused.
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Etymology
Origin of doge1
1540–50; < Upper Italian ( Venetian ) < Latin ducem, accusative of dux leader; cf. duce, duke, dux
Origin of doge2
First recorded in 2005–10; intentional misspelling of dog
Example Sentences
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Kabosu, the dog behind the "doge" meme, has died after 14 years of internet fame, her owner has said.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
The memes typically used goofy broken English to reveal the inner thoughts of Kabosu and other shiba inu "doge" - pronounced like pizza "dough" but with a "j" at the end.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
The doge image dovetailed with Mr. Musk’s own dealings with Dogecoin, which he has previously tweeted his support for.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
Crypto watchers said the latest price jump, following the Twitter deal, was fuelled by investor bets that Musk would make doge a part of the platform's payments system.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
In September 1354, while absent on a mission to Pope Innocent IV. at Avignon, Faliero was elected doge, an honour which apparently he had not sought.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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