noun General Slang

dog

· noun · prison

Australian crim slang for a rat.

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In Australian prison and criminal slang, a dog is an informant — somebody who gave a mate up to the cops. It's the heaviest insult you can wear inside an Aussie nick; entire wings will refuse to share air with one. The verb 'to dog someone' means to inform on them.

“He got branded a dog after the committal hearing and didn't last a fortnight in mainstream.”
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In US prison and street use, a term of endearment between close associates — your dog is your tight friend, ride-or-die. Same three letters, opposite weight. Context decides whether you're a brother or a corpse.

“That's my dog from the block — known him since juvie.”
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dog In A Sentence

He got branded a dog after the committal hearing and didn't last a fortnight in mainstream.
That's my dog from the block — known him since juvie.

Origin & Usage

Variants doggeddogging

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