Definition of dog
dog 
noun
- a friend. Also dawg.
What's up, dog?
He's my dog.
by David Capalungan, Yakima, WA, USA, Sep 14 1997.
- a method of addressing a person, similar to man and dude. Also spelled dawg.
Hey dog, could you hand me a napkin?
by Daylene, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Jun 09 1998.
- telephone. From Cockney rhyming slang "dog and bone." Current in London's financial services industry.
Let's get Goldman Sachs on the dog.
by Joshua R., Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK, Oct 27 1999.
- an unattractive person.
They're such a dog!
by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.
- a hotdog.
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009.
- something of poor quality or a poor performer.
by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Sep 02 2009.
verb
- to relentless follow.
Detective Davis dogged the kidnappers until he found their hideout.
by John v., Washington, DC, USA, Feb 05 1999.
- to constantly follow, like an overly loyal pet.
by John v., Washington, DC, USA, Feb 05 1999.
- to criticize or annoy. Also dog on.
Quit dogging me.
Quit dogging on me.
by Anonymous, Oct 01 2001.
Discover slang words with the same meaning:
- unattractive, ugly person
- friend
- to insult, complain, criticize
- to annoy
- dude, person of unspecified gender
Slang terms with the same root words:
- dog: be dog meat – big dog – (show 55 more)
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