fuck the dog
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1935, US;[1] originally in sense “loaf, fritter” (compare fuck around).
Verb[edit]
fuck the dog (third-person singular simple present fucks the dog, present participle fucking the dog, simple past and past participle fucked the dog)
- (vulgar, uncommon, Canada) To avoid work; to make it appear as if one is working.
- (vulgar, uncommon) To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch.
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References[edit]
- ^ ‘A Reporter Said “Screw the Pooch” on Face the Nation. Where Does That Phrase Come From?’, by Ben Zimmer, Slate, Jan. 14 2014