Definition of fuck the dog
fuck the dog
- predominantly Canadian expression meaning to do absolutely nothing of redeeming value, or to avoid work. Can also be used to describe someone who never does anything of redeeming value (i.e., he's a real dog-fucker). Polite variants include screwed the pooch or ducked the fog. Also used by French Canadians as "fourrer le chien."
I totally fucked the dog at work today.
by Dave C., Ottawa, ON, Canada, Jun 18 1999 (Edit definition)
- Doing nothing.
What are you up to tonight?
Ah, nothing, just fucking the dog - let's get drunk.by Matt, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Feb 24 2002 (Edit definition)
- To do nothing.
What are you going to do tonight?
Oh, probably just fuck the dog. - To not work very hard. To pretend you're working hard but really you haven't done anything.
Fridays are fuck the dog day.
by Michelle W., Toronto, ON, Canada, Mar 05 2003 (Edit definition)
- to kill or waste time, usually while on the clock.
- Used in workplace connotations, it means doing something that is not related to your workplace responsibilities, something done on company time for your own purposes (also referred to as "screwing the pooch") - if one is profiting from the activity, the expressions changes to "screwing the pooch and selling the puppies"
verb
- to do nothing when you're supposed to be doing something. also "fucking the dog and selling puppies"
by Kim G., Kitchener, ON, Canada, Sep 06 2006 (Edit definition)
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- dog: be dog meat – big dog – (show 55 more)
- fuck: abso-fucking-lutely – abso-fuckin'-lutely – (show 120 more)
- the: 3 sheets to the wind – 411, the – (show 871 more)
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