Definition of prairie dog
prairie dog 
verb
- to stick one's head up out of a cubicle to look at something. The term comes from prairie dogs, who burrow in the ground. In a field with prairie dogs, if there's a loud noise, typically many of them will pop their heads up out of the ground.
by Kevin H., Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, Nov 29 2001.
- to need to defecate so badly that the feces is coming out a bit, as a prairie dog looking out of its burrow.
I was trying to hold in my poop which caused me to prairie dog.
by Nick M., Washington, DC, USA, Feb 23 2003.
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