Dog
The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
/dˈɔɡ/Documented since 1980s1980sGen Xhistorical56 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
Lara's biggest frustration was that she could only speak one language – her native tongue of Dog. She would have loved to learn to speak Human but this was beyond the spy-training programme.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.
Origin: The figurative sense "Newcastle Brown Ale" comes from the euphemism "I'm going to walk the dog" or "I'm going to see a man about a dog", meaning "I'm going to the pub for a drink". This was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(humorous) The language supposedly spoken by dogs.
Shakespeare could understand Human, the language used by people, as well as Dog, the telepathic speech with which canines communicated with each other.
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