dawg
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9.6
- noun
- /dɔg/
- Slang
:
amigo
- I can't wait to hang out with my dawg this weekend.
- yo, dawg
- call me dawg
- stay real, dawg
He's like, Nah, dawg, he's like, you ain't real.
- He's like, Nah, dawg, he's like, you ain't real.
- Good luck, dawg, and be lucky she took that cat.
- So if you want nasty eggs, dawg, get them French, you feel me?
- I'm just saying, Alfonso, I'll rock with you, dawg, but Levar never lost triple B's.
- Brings out your faith a little bit more, dawg.
- I'm telling you, if he never found you, he would be in jail, dawg.
- Like maybe that could be OK, but for this quality it's going to be a no from me dawg.
- Like when when Fred kills the show, like I take no greater pride than being like, hey bro, you was on it today, dawg.
- You could see her just hit them Kookaburra wings, dawg, Who?
Examples
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You're like, Dang, dawg, another level.
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I'm telling you, dawg, trust me.
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Good luck, dawg, and be lucky she took that cat.
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All right, dawg, I would never say this out loud, but the line is actually pretty good.
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I got you, big dawg.
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Let's wrap this up later, big dawg.
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That's my dawg right there!
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Dawg, I still can't get over this.
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-What's up, big dawg?
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However, I support my dawgs and would never fault them for a hard-fought, well-played loss.
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Synonyms
848
8.7
A name for a person used in a friendly, joking, or insulting way
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8.0
A casual word for a man
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9.1
An informal male friend from the same neighborhood or group
3
8.8
A friendly, informal name used for a man you know well
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9.7
A casual word people use to address a friend or peer
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9.9
An informal word for a guy friend, like bro
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9.9
A close friend or respected person used as a casual greeting
A friend used especially in Dutch and Belgian English
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dawg is a slang spelling of dog that shows how people say it, and because dogs are 'loyal companions' people use dawg to mean a close friend or buddy, especially in casual speech and rap.