by Bambos The Greek April 25, 2022
Get the Dog Wankmug. by King the dog November 23, 2020
Get the King the dogmug. A person or people who look after dogs in their free time. Just like a babysitter but with dogs. This person is usually addicted to dogs and will approach a dog in any situation.
Angus: hey look theirs a dog
Nathan: (runs over and starts stroking the dog) ohhhh yeeeeesssss
Angus: hey, can anyone look after my dog for a bit
Nathan: oh yes ! Me I'll do it, I'm a dog sitter
Nathan: (runs over and starts stroking the dog) ohhhh yeeeeesssss
Angus: hey, can anyone look after my dog for a bit
Nathan: oh yes ! Me I'll do it, I'm a dog sitter
by Simon pidgley June 30, 2016
Get the dog sittermug. by ShinzHeri October 21, 2025
Get the Dog Rawgingmug. "Dog eat dog" is analogous to the idiom "every man for himself", which implies a situation in which fierce deadly competition is necessary for your survival.
Some of these recent definitions seem to be offended at this saying due to their ignorance of the origin behind this 500 year old idiom. Some people do not seem to realize that this idiom is NOT meant to be taken literally. So, why is it called "dog eat dog" you may eagerly ask? Well, the idiom is actually a play on the much older latin idiom "dog does NOT eat dog" (canis caninam non est), which originated as early as 43 BC and first spoken by Roman scholar Marcus Tarentius Varro.
"Dog does not eat dog" is a proverbial saying indicating that even animals are better than humans in that they don’t prey on their own kind. The phrase entered into English discourse in 1543. Eventually, the phrase got flipped and applied to humans and henceforth "dog eat dog" was born. Both idioms generally imply the same thing (that humans are capable of being merciless).
So to summarize, the idiom "dog-eat-dog" is derived from its parent idiom "dog-does-not-eat-dog". The latter idiom makes sense in and of itself, while the former idiom ONLY makes sense in relation to its latter.
Case closed and dismissed.
Some of these recent definitions seem to be offended at this saying due to their ignorance of the origin behind this 500 year old idiom. Some people do not seem to realize that this idiom is NOT meant to be taken literally. So, why is it called "dog eat dog" you may eagerly ask? Well, the idiom is actually a play on the much older latin idiom "dog does NOT eat dog" (canis caninam non est), which originated as early as 43 BC and first spoken by Roman scholar Marcus Tarentius Varro.
"Dog does not eat dog" is a proverbial saying indicating that even animals are better than humans in that they don’t prey on their own kind. The phrase entered into English discourse in 1543. Eventually, the phrase got flipped and applied to humans and henceforth "dog eat dog" was born. Both idioms generally imply the same thing (that humans are capable of being merciless).
So to summarize, the idiom "dog-eat-dog" is derived from its parent idiom "dog-does-not-eat-dog". The latter idiom makes sense in and of itself, while the former idiom ONLY makes sense in relation to its latter.
Case closed and dismissed.
Me: It's a dog eat dog world out there.
Some kid: No it's not. It never was a dog eat dog world. Humans eat humans, but dogs don't eat dogs.
Me: My guy, you are so heavily misinformed. Dog eat dog isn't referring to dogs, it's referring to humans.
Some kid: So why don't they just name it "human eat human" instead?
Me: Because context my guy, it's all about context. You see... "dog eat dog" actually belongs to the much older idiom "dog does not eat dog", indicating that dogs never prey on their own kind. It took around 700 years for this idiom to become flipped and applied to humans. And if it weren't applied to humans, well, that would completely negate the original meaning as that would imply dogs are merciless in which they aren't (most animals will back down from a fight if they lose, humans don't).
Some kid: No reply.
Me: Also since you took it literally, I'll have you know that from an evolutionary standpoint, dogs will eat other dogs if this is what ensures their survival.
Some kid: No it's not. It never was a dog eat dog world. Humans eat humans, but dogs don't eat dogs.
Me: My guy, you are so heavily misinformed. Dog eat dog isn't referring to dogs, it's referring to humans.
Some kid: So why don't they just name it "human eat human" instead?
Me: Because context my guy, it's all about context. You see... "dog eat dog" actually belongs to the much older idiom "dog does not eat dog", indicating that dogs never prey on their own kind. It took around 700 years for this idiom to become flipped and applied to humans. And if it weren't applied to humans, well, that would completely negate the original meaning as that would imply dogs are merciless in which they aren't (most animals will back down from a fight if they lose, humans don't).
Some kid: No reply.
Me: Also since you took it literally, I'll have you know that from an evolutionary standpoint, dogs will eat other dogs if this is what ensures their survival.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian August 3, 2021
Get the Dog eat dogmug. 
Aight I only went through page 1 but I haven't seen the definition I'm used to. In construction, bird-dogging is when you stand there watching someone work while doing fuck all yourself. Usually the bird-dog is a safety guy doing an audit or a foreman with nothing better to do. If you're unlucky, it's the supernintendo looking for a reason to turf your ass. I learned this in scaffolding and ironworking. There are ways to let your boys know you got eyes on you, such as calling for a 7 foot tube. You can also get creative and come up with your own codes though. Don't get caught doing stupid shit out there and always ALWAYS tie off.
Ground guy: "7 foot tube!"
Translation: " we got us a fuckin bird-dog guys"
Crew lead: "wtf don't you got tags to recertify? Why you gotta sit there and bird-dog us the whole time between first coffee and lunch?"
Foreman: "paperwork go brrrrrr lol"
Translation: " we got us a fuckin bird-dog guys"
Crew lead: "wtf don't you got tags to recertify? Why you gotta sit there and bird-dog us the whole time between first coffee and lunch?"
Foreman: "paperwork go brrrrrr lol"
by treefuckerOG June 30, 2023
Get the Bird-dogmug.