The act of mistreating a peer or someone inferior to you out of frustration because a superior (whom you can't argue with) has treated you poorly.
Apparently he came home and just started yelling. It's kick-the-dog syndrome: his boss is an asshole and he takes it out on her.
by Colin Sandel February 27, 2008
The angry behaviour shown by a person when he has to accept all blame and he cannot shift it to anybody else because he is in the lowest rung of hierarchy in his organization. This happens when a boss, who is to blame, shifts the blame to his junior, who, in turn, passes it to his junior and so on till the blame reaches the lowest-ranked staff, who cannot pass it to anybody else. Then he goes home and takes it out on his dog by kicking it about.
Angry at having to bear the blame for no fault of his, the peon came back home in the evening and kicked his dog repeatedly. A kick-the-dog effect, isn't it?
by uttam maharjan January 21, 2010
Someone who endures abuse from others but always retreats back to their abusers because it is what they’re call home.
by that’s life February 4, 2018
by Bakert6734 July 28, 2013
Something one says when their upset, but not really mad, just something funny to say to relieve stress cause no one would really kick their dog.
Guy 1: " I just missed my last 10 shots, "I'm gonna kick my dog"
Guy 2: " Really your gonna go home and kick your dog?"
Guy 1: "No i'm JK".
Guy 2: " Really your gonna go home and kick your dog?"
Guy 1: "No i'm JK".
by kaleb _ Dahlgren January 27, 2009
An expression used to alleviate your anger when referring to democrats screwing up your country.. used as comedic relief
Obama just tried to pass his health care plan and is finding a way for prisoners to escape capital punishment. That just makes me want to go home and kick the dog!
by socialism sucks December 22, 2009
An expression used to alleviate your anger when referring to democrats screwing up your country.. used as comedic relief
Those terrorists are settin up there very own campground on American soil. That just really makes me want to go home and kick the dog
by Capitalism > Socialism December 22, 2009