bird-dogging

noun bird-dog·ging \ -ˌdȯ-giŋ \

Definition of bird-dogging

1 : the stealing of another's date (as at a party)

2 : the action of one that bird-dogs

First Known Use of bird-dogging

1933

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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