cur dog

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur dawg, dog]
- /kɜr dɔg, dɒg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur dawg, dog]
- /kɜr dɔg, dɒg/

Definition of cur dog words

noun cur dog a worthless dog; mongrel. 1

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Origin of cur dog

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English cur dogge; see curr, dog

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Parts of speech for Cur dog

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cur dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cur dog usage trend in Literature

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