dog food

See also: dogfood

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Etymology 1

Noun

dog food (countable and uncountable, plural dog foods)

  1. Food eaten by or appropriate for dogs in general, whether wild or domesticated.
  2. Food for domesticated dogs.
  3. (computing) Beta software that is tested on the developer’s own computer.
  4. (slang) Synonym of dog meat (“dead person”).
    Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog food now!
  5. (slang, drugs) Heroin, typically the non-black tar type.
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Etymology 2

Calque of Chinese 狗糧 / 狗粮 (gǒuliáng).

Noun

dog food (uncountable)

  1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) public display of affection, especially before a single.
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