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everybody and their dog

Syllables: ev·ery·body and their dog/ˈɛvɹiˌbɑdi n̩ ðɛɹ ˈdɔɡ/UK/ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi n̩ ðɛː ˈdɒɡ/

everybody and their dog pronoun: synonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).

Pronoun

everybody and their dog

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Synonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).
    • Everybody and their dog in that town had the "fever and ague," and they walked about like ghosts.1894 February, “Reminiscences”, in The Station Agent

Synonyms of everybody and their dog

Forms of everybody and their dog

alternative formeverybody and his dog
alternative formeveryone and his dog
alternative formeveryone and their dog

Origin of everybody and their dog

From everybody + and + their + dog.

Words that rhyme with everybody and their dog

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Questions about everybody and their dog

What does everybody and their dog mean?
Everybody and their dog means synonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).
What part of speech is everybody and their dog?
Everybody and their dog is a pronoun.
How do you pronounce everybody and their dog?
Everybody and their dog is pronounced /ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi n̩ ðɛː ˈdɒɡ/ (UK).

Words near everybody and their dog in the dictionary

  1. everybody and his grandma
  2. everybody and his mother
  3. everybody and his uncle
  4. everybody and their brother
  5. everybody and their cousin
  6. everybody and their dog
  7. everybody and their grandma
  8. everybody and their mother
  9. everybody and their uncle
  10. everybody else
  11. everybody who is anybody

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