dawg

See also DAWG

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɡ

Noun

dawg (plural dawgs)

1. Eye dialect spelling of dog; also hound dawg.

   That dawg won't hunt.

2. (slang) Dude, bud, pal. used to address a close male friend.

   Sup, dawg.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:friend

Translations

slang: dude, bud, pal

Finnish: jäbä (slang)

Portuguese: bicho (pt) (slang), mano (pt) (slang)

See also

• Wikipedia article on the cot-caught merger in various English dialects

Usage notes

Using this spelling of dog emphasizes dialect and should only be done if this is explicitly intended. Every example above could also be written with dog, de-emphasizing dialect.

Anagrams

• Gawd, gawd