yellow dog
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yellow, dog.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of yellow dog, chiefly used when the word has the sense "Carolina dog" or the sense "Yellow Dog Democrat".
Example Sentences
- "If I had a woman like that I'd trade her off for a yellow dog and then shoot the dog."
- "A respectable class of candidates for minor state offices, and for state senate and assembly, at this moment desire to run on the ticket with Roosevelt. As soon as there is a third ticket in the field no one but a yellow dog will consent to run on Platt's ticket."
- "What led Rick Perry to pronounce the Yellow Dogs dead?"
Etymology
Carolina dogs were called yellow dogs because many had yellow coats. The fact that many mongrel dogs also had yellow coats lead to the term's application to any worthless item or person. For the etymology of the term Yellow Dog Democrat, see that entry.