Used in
sports to reference not playing up to one'
s potential. Such is usually the
case with the University of Washington that often finds ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of
victory.
Consider the 2008 season when the Huskies earned the dubious notion of being the only conference team to finish a season 0-12. They were still favored to beat their rival Washington State, who had not beaten a FBS opponent that season but managed to
twist the knife that ended the UW season that year -- winless.
Consider 2011 when the dawgs scored 56 points in the Alamo Bowl and still found a way to lose it.
Consider the
2012 Apple Cup where UW led 28-10 over Washington State but lost in overtime, after their kicker missed a 35-yard field goal that would have given them a six-point lead.
Damn man, our team was ahead 20 points with 2 minutes left but somehow we lost!
Yeah
bro, you guys
dawg'd it.
It can also be applied to social settings:
I hooked up with this slump
buster but forgot a condom. Now I have herpes.
Damn man, you really dawg'd it!