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Dog

The English word “Dog” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.

proper noun

  1. The language supposedly spoken by dogs
  2. The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
  3. Newcastle Brown Ale
  4. The Dog Star; Sirius.

Etymology

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.

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