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raw dog en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, slang, vulgar) Without a condom; bareback.
   • […] When you were eating my pussy and going raw dog in me, you wanted to hear every little thing I had to say. . . " 2010, Cydney Rax, Brothers and Wives, Three Rivers Press, published 2010, →ISBN, page 23:
   • I advise against going raw dog unless you are in a committed relationship and somewhat certain she is not screwing other guys, but if you do it raw then make sure you never ejaculate inside her, even if she is on the pill. 2007, Roosh V, Bang, page 110:
   • And she lets me fuck her raw dog now, and cum all up in her until her ears pop. 2009, Omar Tyree, Dirty Old Men (And Other Stories), Strebor Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 254:

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raw dog en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”).

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex without a condom; to bareback.
   • Never go raw dogging with the other woman; it's just not safe. 2005, Erica L. Perry, A Lesson or a Blessing, AuthorHouse, published 2005, →ISBN, page 27:
   • The friend who did this raw dogged her drunk. 2011, John Tamar, 1,001 Drunk Acts, Strategic Book Group, published 2011, →ISBN, page 163:
   • […] You don't now^([sic]) shit about that girl yet you round here raw dogging her. That ho could be dying from HIV or AIDS, she could have a million kids and trying to set you up to be her next baby daddy, you fucking dummy. For all I know she could be a fucking psycho.” 2006, Cheryl Sutherland, Chocolate Ty, Platinum Peach Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 42:
   • “Well, you know...taking you into consideration and everything, I ended up letting him raw dog my coochie. […] 2008, Allison Hobbs, Big Juicy Lips: Double Dippin' 2, Strebor Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 44:
2. (figuratively, slang, transitive) To undertake or undergo without the usual comforts, conveniences or supports.
   • Over the last few months, the slang term, which has historically been used to refer to sexual intercourse without a condom, has been adopted to describe almost any activity accomplished without the assistance of a buffer. Now, you can rawdog the flu by refusing medication; you can rawdog cooking by not using a recipe; you can even rawdog life, by being sober. 2024 July 17, Jessica Roy, “A Wildly Obscene Term’s Path to Mainstream Usage”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2024:
   • Rather than using a framework, he's just raw dogging HTML.
   • A bolero sweater is perfect for those times when it's too hot to wear a chunky sweater and too cold for your arms to raw-dog the crisp air. I love that it can fit in most of my purses, which is ideal for a night out on the town. 2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in Cosmopolitan:

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