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Definition of fuck the dog
fuck the dog
verb
- to do nothing of value.
Person A: What are you up to?
Person B: Just fucking the dog.Person A: What are you going to do tonight?
Person B: Oh, I'll probably just fuck the dog.If it's a choice between going out and maybe screwing the pooch or staying home and fucking the dog, I'll take fucking the dog every time.
- See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.
Last edited on Apr 17 2013. Submitted by Dave C. from Ottawa, ON, Canada on Jun 18 1999.
- to waste time while at one's job. May involve feigning productive work.
I totally fucked the dog at work today.
Fridays are fuck the dog day.
- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
- See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.
Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by Dave C. from Ottawa, ON, Canada on Jun 18 1999.
notes
- Predominantly Canadian expression. Variants include "screw the pooch", "ducked the fog". Used by French Canadians as "fourrer le chien."
Also "dog fucker": a person who never does anything of redeeming value.Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by Dave C. from Ottawa, ON, Canada on Jun 18 1999.
- also "fucking the dog and selling puppies"
Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by Kim G. from Kitchener, ON, Canada on Sep 06 2006.
- also "screwing the pooch and selling the puppies"
Last edited on Jan 04 2011. Submitted by Colin T. on Jan 15 2009.
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