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dog food en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Food eaten by or appropriate for dogs in general, whether wild or domesticated.
2. (countable, uncountable) Food for domesticated dogs.
3. (countable, uncountable) Beta software that is tested on the developer’s own computer.
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) Synonym of dog meat (“dead person”).
   • Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog food now!
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) Heroin, typically the non-black tar type.

Forms

Deriveds

eat one's own dog food

Synonyms

dog meat

Translations (29)

hu kutyaeledel (food eaten by dogs) · es comida de perro (food eaten by dogs) · tr köpek maması (food eaten by dogs) · kk ит асы (food eaten by dogs) · tr köpek yemi (food eaten by dogs) · ru соба́чья еда́ (food eaten by dogs) · el σκυλοτροφή (food eaten by dogs) · nv łééchąąʼí bichʼiyąʼ (food eaten by dogs) · cmn 狗糧 /狗粮 (food eaten by dogs) · es comida para perros (food eaten by dogs) · fi koiranruoka (food eaten by dogs) · is hundamatur (food eaten by dogs) · fr nourriture pour chien (food eaten by dogs) · ko 개밥 (food eaten by dogs) · pt comida/ração para cachorros/cães (food eaten by dogs) · da hundemad (food eaten by dogs) · cmn 狗食 (food eaten by dogs) · da hundefoder (food eaten by dogs) · pl karma dla psów (food eaten by dogs) · is hundafóður (food eaten by dogs) · ko 개 사료 (food eaten by dogs) · et koeratoit (food eaten by dogs) · ko 개 먹이 (food eaten by dogs) · de Hundefutter (food eaten by dogs) · eo hundmanĝaĵo (food eaten by dogs) · sv hundmat (food eaten by dogs) · nl hondenvoer (food eaten by dogs) · ja ドッグフード (food eaten by dogs) · yue 狗糧 /狗粮 (food eaten by dogs)

dog food en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 狗糧 /狗粮 (gǒuliáng).

Meanings

1. (Internet, slang, uncountable) public display of affection, especially from the perspective of a lonely, single person.

Forms