hound dog en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Southern-US, dialectal) Any hound, especially the bloodhound.
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine.
1956, “Hound Dog”, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (revised by Elvis Presley) (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley:
- (slang) A promiscuous man.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hound dogs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
fi pukki (promiscuous man) · fi metsästyskoira (any hound) · fi huoripukki (promiscuous man) · fi ajokoira (any hound)