dog dirt
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7.5
- noun
- /dɔg dɜrt/
- NSFW
- Children are taught not to touch dog dirt for health reasons.
Examples
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Please remember to pick up any dog dirt your pet leaves behind.
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Please pick up the dog dirt in the yard.
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After the rain, the playground was scattered with dog dirt.
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I found some dog dirt on the sidewalk.
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I stepped in some dog dirt while walking through the park.
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Please clean up after your dog to avoid leaving dog dirt on the sidewalk.
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The park ranger put up signs reminding owners to pick up dog dirt in the area.
Synonyms
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5.1
Solid waste that people or animals pass from their body
46
8.2
A childish word for poop
43
2.8
The waste animals produce that is often used to fertilize soil
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9.5
Poop that a dog leaves on the ground
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3.7
Small piles or pellets of animal poop
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8.6
Poop left by dogs on the ground
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5.1
A piece of poop that a dog leaves on the ground
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8.0
Poop a dog leaves on the ground
Poop left by a dog on the ground that people must pick up
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'dog feces' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'dog' + 'dirt' — here 'dirt' (in context) denotes filth or excrement and the noun–noun combination indicates dirt belonging to a dog. This is a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words and the context.
Etymology
The phrase dog dirt comes from the simple picture of a dog leaving dirt on the ground, a mess people might see or step in. So it means 'dog poop' found outdoors and is used when talking about cleaning it up.