In Philippine English, dogshow refers to satirically mocking a celebrity or any other famous person through
memes or jokes. Dogshows are usually done by the fanbase of the celebrity that is being poked
fun at. Dogshows do not intend to harm/ destroy the image of a famous person. Posting dogshows lead to further prominence of icons despite what seems to be bad publicity stunts.
Dog shows are events or contests for dogs to show their amusing tricks. Doing tricks is synonymous to playtime since both cause entertainment or
fun. Being dogshowed means one is a source of jest. The slang has been existing for decades in underground gay communities as a term to nonsensically fooling
people for
fun.
EN: VP Leni Robredo was dogshowed by her supporters when they captured the funny faces she made on her Facebook Live.
TL: Kilala si Otin G sa panggagaya niya sa dalawang kilalang artista (sina toni at jodi) sa kapamilya network. Dahil dito, dino-dogshow siya ng kanyang fans sa social media.
EN: Otin G is known for impersonating two famous actresses from the kapamilya network. This led his fans to dogshow him in social media.
Sassa Gurl, a social media personality, on her
definition of dogshow:
TL: "Iyung mga panlalaro sa'
kin sa comments section at ginagawa akong
meme ay tinawag kong pando-dogshow." -
EN: "I refer to dogshowing as the act of those that make
fun of me in the comments section and make
memes about me."