bird-dog·ging
| \ ˈbərd-ˌdȯ-giŋ
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Definition of bird-dogging
1
: the stealing of another's date (as at a party)
2
: the action of one that bird-dogs
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“Bird-dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird-dogging. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of bird-dogging was in 1933
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