dogitude

English

Alternative forms

• doggitude

Etymology

From dog +‎ -itude.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dogitude (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being or resembling a dog.
   • 1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Some essence of dogitude shines through all the caprices of taste and breeding that humans have applied to the animal.

   • 2003, Cynthia Heimel, Advanced Sex Tips for Girls: This Time It's Personal, →ISBN, page 171:

     All cells reach toward dogitude. I need dog breath, eyes, fur, smell.

   • 2012 February 16, Suzi Parker, “Some Arkansas Dems still waiting for Clinton’s ‘thank you’”, in Washington Post, retrieved 30 June 2015:

     “We are all dogs. No one should ever have to publicly defend their dogitude.”

Synonyms

• doghood, dogness, caninity