doge

¹ American  

[dohj] / doʊdʒ /

noun

1. the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.

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doge ² American  

[dohj, dohzh] / doʊdʒ, doʊʒ /

noun

1. 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."

2. one such image posted on the internet.

   That's the cutest doge I've ever seen!

3. the innovative grammar or language of doge.

   If you don't speak doge, you might be a little confused.

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doge British  

/ dəʊdʒ /

noun

1. (formerly) the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice (until 1797) and Genoa (until 1805)

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Other Word Forms

• dogedom
  noun
• dogeship
  noun

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

On Monday, some users began seeing a doge in place of Twitter’s traditional bird logo.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

The craze soon sparked a flurry of "doge" memes - a long-ago accidental misspelling of dog amused the internet and quickly became popular.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

Even after the latest rally, doge is down 57% in the past 12 months.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2022

There's speculation that Mr Musk might have got Mr Krishnan - a cryptocurrency expert - on board to integrate his doge bitcoin with Twitter.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

Enrico Dandolo’s sons distinguished themselves in the public service, and his grandson Giovanni was doge from 1280 to 1289.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various