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fucking the dog

fucking the dog is the present participle and gerund of fuck the dog.

Meaning of fuck the dog

Verb

fuck the dog (third-person singular simple present fucks the dog, present participle fucking the dog, simple past and past participle fucked the dog)

  1. (Canada, especially, uncommon, vulgar) To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch.
  2. (Canada, especially, uncommon, vulgar) To avoid work; to make it appear as if one is working.
    • "Yeah." It was him, alright; if the world's weariest pair of workboots hadn't tipped her off, his world-weary voice certainly would have. "Where were you?"
      "My quarters. We've got a full ticket set today, and techs work best without oversight." Neither of these things was untrue, though the...2022 September 19, HarryBlank, “Beyond Repair”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2024
    Synonyms:
    dog it, soldier

Questions about fucking the dog

What is fucking the dog the present participle and gerund of?
Fucking the dog is the present participle and gerund of fuck the dog.

Words near fucking the dog in the dictionary

  1. fucking off
  2. fucking over
  3. fucking round
  4. fucking shit
  5. fucking someone's brains out
  6. fucking the dog
  7. fucking up
  8. fucking with
  9. Fuckinger
  10. Fuckingers
  11. fuckingest

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