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\ ˈdȯg sometimes ˈdäg 
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\ plural dawgs
Definition of dawg
1 —used as a facetious spelling of dog in various sensesin 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 addressIt'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
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The first known use of dawg was in 1898
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