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rob-dog

rob-dog noun: a grasping person; a rip-off merchant.

Noun

rob-dog (plural rob-dogs)

  1. (informal) A grasping person; a rip-off merchant.
    • No one likes to be the first to raise prices for fear of being branded a "rob dog" or a "speculator" and losing trade, for all fear the reaction of customers and competitors (see Table V).1960, The Review of Economic Studies, volumes 15-16, page 153
    • A rob-dog taxi driver wanted 60,000 dong to take us to the hotel—the same 11,000 dong trip we took a few days ago. When I told him that I know it's only 1km away and only costs 11,000 dong, he replied “okay, 20,000 dong”.2004, Warwick Allen, Sweat, page 194

Forms of rob-dog

pluralrob-dogs

Questions about rob-dog

What does rob-dog mean?
Rob-dog means a grasping person; a rip-off merchant.
What part of speech is rob-dog?
Rob-dog is a noun.
What is the plural of rob-dog?
The plural of rob-dog is rob-dogs.

Words near rob-dog in the dictionary

  1. rob Peter to pay Paul
  2. Rob Roy
  3. Rob Roys
  4. rob the cradle
  5. rob'd
  6. rob-dog
  7. rob-dogs
  8. robab
  9. robabs
  10. Roback
  11. Robacks

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