Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogface

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
dog-face
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foot soldier, especially during World War II.

American usage; Slang

noun

An ugly person.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dog + face.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogfaces (plural)

Synonyms

pigface horseface

Questions

What does dogface mean?
A foot soldier, especially during World War II.
Where does dogface come from?
From dog + face.

How to pronounce dogface

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