dawg

noun

\ ˈdȯg sometimes ˈdäg

plural dawgs

Definition of dawg

1 —used as a facetious spelling of dog in various senses in the dawg househamburgers and dawgs with all the fixings… the recent spat between Felicity's friend Elena … and her two-timin' dawg of a boyfriend … —Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 1999

2 slang : man, buddy, dude —used especially as a familiar form of address It'll make you a lot stronger, spendin' your summers harvestin' watermelons with crackheads at $20 a truckload, hiding your money from them at night. That was the highest-paying job I had before my $49 million one with the Colts, and it helped shape me, dawg. —Edgerrin James, ESPN, 4 Sept. 2000