dog meat

See also: dogmeat

English

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Noun

dog meat (uncountable)

  1. Meat from a dog eaten as food.
  2. Meat prepared to be given to a dog as food.
    • 2004, John O'Farrell, This Is Your Life, page 293:
      That's a tin of dog meat, as well, really, er, served in the traditional manner, chopped up into a big bowl that says "DOG" on the side.
  3. (slang) The depersonalized, debased remains of a dead person.
    Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog meat now!

Synonyms

  • fragrant meat ("the meat of a dog")
  • dog food ("dead person"; "meat for a dog" (although "dog food" is not necessarily meat))

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