Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogfood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
dog-food
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat one's own dog food, to use products developed by oneself or by one’s own company as end users.

Slang; Transitive verb

noun

Alternative spelling of dog food.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dog + food.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogfoods (present, singular) dogfooding (participle, present) dogfooded (participle, past) dogfooded (past) dog food (alternative) dog-food (alternative) dogfoods (plural)

Questions

What does dogfood mean?
To eat one's own dog food, to use products developed by oneself or by one’s own company as end users.
Where does dogfood come from?
From dog + food.

How to pronounce dogfood

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