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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogie

/ˈdoʊɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
do-gie
IPA
/ˈdoʊɡi/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an abbreviation of dough-guts, the pot bellied appearance of a malnourished calf. Possibly the transliteration of the slang word dobie/dobe/doby, pejoratively meaning inferior. Since dogie and dobie in reference to an orphaned calf both appeared in print around the same time (1880-1888), it is possible that dogie is the original and dobie is the transliteration.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdoʊɡi/
  • British English: /ˈdəʊɡi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogies (plural) dogey (alternative) dogy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

doggie

Synonyms

bum calf bummer leppy dogy

Rhymes With

yogi bogey bogie hoagie stogie pogey

Questions

How do you pronounce dogie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdoʊɡi/.
What does dogie mean?
A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow.
Where does dogie come from?
Unknown. Possibly an abbreviation of dough-guts, the pot bellied appearance of a malnourished calf. Possibly the transliteration of the slang word dobie/dobe/doby, pejoratively meaning inferior. Since dogie and dobie in reference to an orphaned calf both appeared in print around the same time (1880-1888), it is possible that dogie is the original and dobie is the transliteration.

How to pronounce dogie

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