An alternative for the word "Dog". First used in Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat from 2003.
Cat: 'Okay, I have a problem with the word "Dog". I don't use the D-Word per se 'cause I think it's really wrong. Yeah. But I'll happily hold your Canine-American, yeah. More comfortable with that, really, yeah."
Humane Society Leaders: You can't refer to this animal as a dog. This is a CANINE-AMERICAN. We're taking you to court. Where's Jesse Jackson when we need him.
Person 1: Nice German Shepherd
Uptight treehugging loony (in a high pitched voice): excuse me???? This is a canine-german-american. How dare you offend his culture you racist.
Someone or something that bites your ankles.
To a postman, an ankle biter is often known as a dog.
To an adult, an ankle biter may be a toddler.
To hikers, an ankle biter is sometimes a tick.
And so on.
When a man will search for hours to find something that is laying out in the open on a table. Items are often easily found by a women.
Man: "I have been searching for hours for keys."
Woman: "You mean the ones sitting there on the coffee table?"
Man: "Where?"
Woman: "Right there in the middle of that table."
Man: "oh, must have been Male Pattern Blindness"