Used in a Sentence

dawg

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dawg.

Editorial note

Also, even though people tend to not like this kind of thing here, it has to be said: Yo dawg...

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Pronunciation spelling of dog. [A mammal of the family Canidae:]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dawg gathered in one view.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of dog. [A mammal of the family Canidae:]

noun

(US, slang) Term of address for a close, usually male, friend.

noun

(programming) Initialism of directed acyclic word graph. [(programming) A data structure that represents a set of strings and allows for a query operation that tests whether a given string belongs to the set in time proportional to its length (thus more efficient in some situations than a trie).]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dawg.

noun

Pronunciation spelling of dog. [A mammal of the family Canidae:]

noun

(US, slang) Term of address for a close, usually male, friend.

noun

(programming) Initialism of directed acyclic word graph. [(programming) A data structure that represents a set of strings and allows for a query operation that tests whether a given string belongs to the set in time proportional to its length (thus more efficient in some situations than a trie).]

Example sentences

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Also, even though people tend to not like this kind of thing here, it has to be said: Yo dawg...

2

Yo dawg, let's make an Oculus Rift tour of the Smithsonian, to preserve our preservation of the past for future generations.

3

Luke, wherever you are, I got your back dawg.

4

Yo dawg, I know you like to browse, so I put a browser in the browser in your browser, so you can browse while you browse while you browse.

5

Then there's the whole world of car customisation, restoration and construction which also leans male, has a significant electrical/electronic component and even enjoys quite a lot of broad popular awareness (six seasons of national TV, dawg).

6

Doing a promotion-model on a page that already is promoting the product is "yo dawg" levels of silliness.

7

So you've got a whole "yo dawg, I heard you like VM's in your containers" thing going on.

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Unless it's just to inspire "yo dawg" Xzibit jokes?

9

Yo dawg, we heard you like "show hn" posts...

10

If not, then the government can toss it back over the wall and say "Shut it down, dawg." We might have better-considered laws if the government actually had to deal with half the consequences of passing said laws.

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Timestamp and username alone are usually enough to convey some message ("Hey it's 8 oclock, log in to Steam dawg", "Hey, it's 2am, why not come over to my place?" etc.).

Quote examples

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Doing a promotion-model on a page that already is promoting the product is "yo dawg" levels of silliness.

2

So you've got a whole "yo dawg, I heard you like VM's in your containers" thing going on.

3

Unless it's just to inspire "yo dawg" Xzibit jokes?

4

Yo dawg, we heard you like "show hn" posts...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dawg in a sentence?

Also, even though people tend to not like this kind of thing here, it has to be said: Yo dawg...

What does dawg mean?

Pronunciation spelling of dog. [A mammal of the family Canidae:]

What part of speech is dawg?

dawg is commonly used as noun.