dogging
/ˈdɔɡɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.
British usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] free from the doggings of the common informer, but under the superintendence of the bishop […]"
- "We do it because we've found / When people crowd around / It is somehow more profound / When you're dogging."
- "Even that […] had been less awful than this date-rape opportunity and likely dogging hotspot, with its hasty skim of tarmac spread like cheap, stale caviar across the pink pedestrian tiles beneath […]."
- "‘Has a good plant. Wanders around on his own doing a bit of dogging (dingo-hunting).’"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɔɡɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈdɒɡɪŋ/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Australian usage