shiba inu

plural shiba inus

1. Alternative letter-case form of Shiba Inu.

   It involves superimposing broken English written in multi-coloured Comic Sans on to pictures of shiba inus, a small Japanese breed of dog known for its spirited stubbornness.

   2014 February 18, Alex Hern, “What is Doge?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2018

   1 more example

   In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Atsuko Sato, the Japan-based owner of Kabosu, revealed that the 17-year-old shiba inu has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a type of blood and bone marrow cancer, and cholangiohepatitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts, gallbladder and liver tissue. […] On average, shiba inus have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years.

   2022 December 8, Maya Yang, “Dog that inspired ‘Doge’ meme has leukemia and liver disease, owner says”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2023

plural Shiba Inus · alternative shiba inu

1. A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally used for hunting.

   Shiba Inus Rosie, Riot and Dennis, Merseyside police therapy dogs, with handler Karen.

   2023 December 4, “Calming anxiety and detecting allergies: a celebration of UK service dogs – in pictures”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2023

   2 more examples

   Doge has taken the standard twists and turns, and it’s increasingly common to see images which have the format of a Doge picture but don’t actually contain any Shiba Inus at all.

   2014 February 18, Alex Hern, “What is Doge?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2018

   Even Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as a joke with a perpetually surprised Shiba Inu dog for its symbol, has soared almost 1,000 percent over the last week to set a record.

   2021 February 8, Nathaniel Popper, “Elon Musk and Snoop Dogg Push Cryptocurrencies to Record Highs”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2021

   Synonyms: Shiba, shiba, shibe