dogface
1
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
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What are you lookin' at, dogface?
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It's dogface.
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- Hey, dogface.
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Dogface!
Fiction book (2000) -
No dogfaces, no dumpy frumps.
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- No dead dogfaces?
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He's just a dogface.
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Dogface! Don't bother talking!
Fiction book (2000) -
What are you lookin' at, dogface?
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Uncle Hao then said: "A fat girl! A dogface!"
Synonyms
9
9.9
An extremely rude word used to hurt someone's feelings
targets facial unattractiveness or animal likeness rather than crude general abuse
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
1
9.9
An insulting name for someone considered very ugly
is similar but stresses animal-like facial features rather than general ugliness
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
How Offensive
to slur
1
7.7
- Offensive
1
7.7
derogatory use
1
7.8
- Offensive
1
7.8
dogface
1
9.9
- Offensive
1
9.9
tease
17
4.0
17
4.0
nickname
262
1.1
- Informal
262
1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.