Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

updog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: up-dog
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yoga pose in which the practitioner lies prone with the torso erect, supported by the arms, and the head tilted back.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A notional, ostensible substance; used to trick a victim into asking "What's updog?".

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Mary Dunn recommends moving into a variation of Updog that teaches you what is necessary to avoid compressing the lower back in the pose."
"Push your shoulders back and lift the raised leg high, then drop back into the updog."
"yoga postures that stretch the abs, such as “cow” pose and “updog” pose"
"I don't think I'll ever forget watching one of my clients do a full expression of updog one week before giving birth. I was in awe at her grace."
"As we stretched through various postures to lengthen and soothe the body with the sound of the sea and birds in the background, with every updog I was hit with the beautiful views once more, and came out feeling like a new (bendier) woman."
"Me: Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here? Them: What's updog? Me: Nothin', what's up with you? *SLAP* -Forbin"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up Old English [Term?]? Proto-Germanic *-gô Proto-West Germanic *-gō Old English -ga Old English dogga Middle English dogge English dog English updog From up + dog.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 2000

Usage

Inflected Forms

updogs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

downdog downward-facing dog adho mukha svanasana bofa ligma sugma Sugondese

Synonyms

upward dog upward-facing dog urdhvamukha shvanasana

Questions

What does updog mean?: A yoga pose in which the practitioner lies prone with the torso erect, supported by the arms, and the head tilted back.
Where does updog come from?: First known use: First attested in 2000.

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