hound dog

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hound dawg, dog]
- /haʊnd dɔg, dɒg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hound dawg, dog]
- /haʊnd dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of hound dog words

noun hound dog Chiefly Southern U.S. Dialect. hound1 (def 1). 1
noun hound dog (initial capital letter) Military. a jet-propelled air-to-ground missile designed to be launched from B-52 aircraft and having nuclear capability. 1
noun hound dog (Southern US, dialectal) Any hound, especially the bloodhound. 0
noun hound dog (Slang) A promiscuous man. 0

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Origin of hound dog

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Hound dog

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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hound dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% 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.

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Synonyms for hound dog

noun hound dog

hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
courser — a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
chaser — A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
foxhound — any of several breeds of medium-sized hounds trained to hunt foxes and having a glossy coat in combinations of black, tan, and white.
gun dog — a dog trained to help a hunter, as by pointing or retrieving game.

All 5 Synonyms of hound dog