put on the dog en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, dated, idiomatic) To dress up; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious.
If she softened her natural vowels a fraction in keeping with her role as a Protestant lady, she did not put on dog or act in a snobbish manner.
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 94:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| put on dog | alternative | lexicographic | |
| put on the dog | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put on the dog | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| putting on the dog | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puts on the dog | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Translations (1)
eo fanfaroni (to be pretentious)