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dogface

dogface

2 9.9
A rude word for someone whose face another person calls ugly
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡˌfeɪs/
  • Offensive
: cara de perro
  • Uncle Hao then said: "A fat girl! A dogface!"

Examples

Synonyms

fuckface
vsdogface
  • Offensive
12 9.9

An extremely rude word used to hurt someone's feelings

targets facial unattractiveness or animal likeness rather than crude general abuse
pigface
vsdogface
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting name for someone considered very ugly

is similar but stresses animal-like facial features rather than general ugliness
goyle
vsdogface
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A stone figure on a building or a person who looks ugly

focuses on animal resemblance and face shape rather than mythical or stone comparison
monkeyface
vsdogface
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude name for a person whose face looks like a monkey's

refers to the same insult but implying a different animal resemblance and unattractiveness

Compounds

A face people make to look like a puppy when they ask for something

How Offensive

to slur
  • Offensive
2 7.7
derogatory use
  • Offensive
1 7.8
dogface
  • Offensive
2 9.9
tease
1 4.0
nickname
  • Informal
277 1.1

Surface Forms

dogface singular
dogfaces plural

Morphology

dogface = dog + face (transparent) = dog + face

The insulting sense directly means 'a face like a dog' or 'doglike/unattractive face', which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Dogface is also an insulting word made from dog + face to compare someone's looks to a 'dog', so it is used to call a person ugly or to hurt them.