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on dead dogs

on dead dogs adverb: used to express that the speaker is telling the truth.

Adverb

on dead dogs (not comparable)

  1. (Boston, US, slang) Used to express that the speaker is telling the truth.
    • "[...] swear, on dead dogs." "Well i'ma tell you this and all your dead dogs, if you try and lead us into some shit, I don't care what happens, you're gonna be the first one laid down, you heard?" Dip told him. "Yeah I heard[…]"(Can we date this quote?), Mark David, Bucktown, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 9
    • "Yo, her ass is sick, bro, I always wanted that." Jordan said, "On dead dogs, though, I heard she be fucking with that nigga Donnie. He be tricking on her, buying all kinds of shit, giving her money, all that."2019 November 1, Tyrone Neal, Bully Me to Sleep, Page Publishing Inc, →ISBN

Origin of on dead dogs

Modeled after various common phrases such as "on my dead homie", with "dogs" (often spelled "dawgs" in this context) having the same meaning as "homie" (a close friend).

Questions about on dead dogs

What does on dead dogs mean?
On dead dogs means used to express that the speaker is telling the truth.
What part of speech is on dead dogs?
On dead dogs is an adverb.

Words near on dead dogs in the dictionary

  1. on condition that
  2. on contact
  3. on course
  4. on credit
  5. on cue
  6. on dead dogs
  7. on death's doorstep
  8. on deck
  9. on deck circle
  10. on deck circles
  11. on demand

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