hang-dog

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hang dawg, dog]
- /hæŋ dɔg, dɒg/
- /hæŋ dɒɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hang dawg, dog]
- /hæŋ dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of hang-dog word

adjective hang-dog browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look. 1
adjective hang-dog shamefaced; guilty: He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression. 1
adjective hang-dog suitable to a degraded or contemptible person; sneaky; furtive. 1
noun hang-dog Archaic. a degraded, contemptible person. 1

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Origin of hang-dog

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; hang + dog

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Parts of speech for Hang-dog

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hang-dog

hang-dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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