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junkyard dogs

junkyard dogs is the plural of junkyard dog.

Meaning of junkyard dog

Noun

junkyard dog (plural junkyard dogs)

  1. (literally) An aggressive dog which guards a scrapyard or junkyard.
    • I saw nine dogs running en pack on South Washington Avenue ... They were making for a junkyard that appeared to be their headquarters ... And those junkyard dogs do make nights hideous for the neighbors1936 July 23, “Dan D. Lyon”, in Scranton Republican, page 4
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) An animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor.
    • Badder than old King Kong / And meaner than a junkyard dog1973 Jim Croce, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", from the album Life and Times (song lyrics)
  3. A hot dog laden with toppings, such as onions, pineapple, or chili.

Questions about junkyard dogs

What is junkyard dogs the plural of?
Junkyard dogs is the plural of junkyard dog.

Words near junkyard dogs in the dictionary

  1. junkspaces
  2. junkware
  3. junky
  4. junkyard
  5. junkyard dog
  6. junkyard dogs
  7. junkyard-dog
  8. junkyard-dogs
  9. junkyards
  10. junkyism
  11. Junnan

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