Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fuck the dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: fuck- the -dog
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch.

Canadian usage

verb

To avoid work; to make it appear as if one is working.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

""Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?" "My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the curation was more than a little dishonest. "Maybe yours do." Nascimbeni rolled out, back flat against a neon orange creeper, and sat up with an audible wince. "Mine fuck the dog.""

Etymology

1935, US; originally in sense “loaf, fritter” (compare fuck around).

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

fucks the dog (present, singular) fucking the dog (participle, present) fucked the dog (participle, past) fucked the dog (past)

Derived Forms

dogfucker

Phrases

screw the pooch

Synonyms

dog it soldier

Questions

What does fuck the dog mean?: To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch.
Where does fuck the dog come from?: 1935, US; originally in sense “loaf, fritter” (compare fuck around).

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