Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hound dog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: hound -dog
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any hound, especially the bloodhound.

noun

A promiscuous man.

Slang

Example Sentences

"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

hound dogs (plural)

Phrases

hound-dog

Synonyms

hound

Questions

What does hound dog mean?: Any hound, especially the bloodhound.

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