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dogmeat

dogmeat

1 9.9
Someone or something people treat as worthless and easily defeated
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡˌmit/
  • Offensive
translation icon : basura
  • You're dogmeat, pal.

Examples

  • After the team lost the final match, the coach told them they played like dogmeat and needed to improve.

  • He realized he was treated as dogmeat in the project and decided to stand up for himself.

  • There'll be you, some dogmeat from Harvard and our rig when it gets ready.

    The Razor's Edge (1984)

  • In the competition, every underdog faced such fierce opponents that they felt like dogmeat by the end.

Synonyms

dogshit
vsdogmeat
  • Offensive
7 9.9

Rude word for a thing or action that is very bad and useless

is similar but can also mean someone easily defeated or in a hopeless state
waste of skin
vsdogmeat
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person seen as having no value or use

is used more broadly and can stress being easily defeated or helpless
jellybean
vsdogmeat
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Someone or something people see as weak and not important

is harsher, implying strong worthlessness or clear defeat rather than mild weakness
dog turd
vsdogmeat
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An insulting word for a person or thing that is very bad

adds the idea of being overwhelmed or unable to win rather than quality alone
bottom dog
vsdogmeat
  • Offensive
1 9.2

A person or group with low rank who usually loses in competition

is broader, also applying to things seen as worthless or hopeless beyond losing

Antonyms

asset
770 3.5

A useful quality, skill, or person that helps someone succeed

valuable
526 2.5

Very useful and important, for example advice or skills

How Worthless

dogmeat
  • Offensive
1 9.9
liability
95 5.7
dead weight
  • Offensive
22 4.4
loser
  • Offensive
810 4.8
weakest link
  • Informal
28 4.3

Surface Forms

dogmeat singular
dogmeats plural

Morphology

dogmeat = dog + meat (semi-transparent) = dog + meat

The sense is a figurative extension of the literal compound; the metaphorical meaning 'worthless, easily defeated' is not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Dogmeat as a slang insult comes from the idea of something being only 'fit for dogs' or 'dog food', so it means a person or thing seen as worthless, easily defeated, or done for.