dawg

[dawg, dog]

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noun

Slang.

an informal, playful spelling of dog.
Their doormat says, “Welcome to the dawg pound.”
I’d let that sleeping dawg lie if I were you.
guy; man; fellow; buddy (also used as a term of address).
I don’t think so, dawg, but that’s just my opinion.
You lucky dawg, you!

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dawg¹

First recorded in 1845–50, as a dialectal variant of dog ( def. ); 1930–35 dawg for def. 1; 2000–05 dawg for def. 2

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Example Sentences

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“I don’t know, dawg!” he said.

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“Knowing Coop, I mean he’s a dawg, man,” Garoppolo said.

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Newly minted Grammy winner and Top Dawg Entertainment darling Doechii appeared on a massive screen to rap her verse on “Balloon,” then Tyler, the Creator ended the night with the gorgeously emotional “I Hope You Find Your Way Home.”

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“Just having that dawg mentality,” Durant said after the game.

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“Heart Pt. 6” recounts his origin story as a member of L.A.’s scrappy yet shrewd Top Dawg crew.

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Dawes plan dawk

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