Meanings
noundog tag (plural dog tags)
plural dog tags
- A small metal disk, attached to a dog's collar, containing identification information.
- broadlyinformalThe identification tag worn around the neck by military personnel.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 狗牌, 狗牌
- 狗牌 (gǒupái)disk attached to a dog's collar
- 狗牌 (gǒupái)identification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Finnish koiramerkki, tuntolevy
- koiramerkkidisk attached to a dog's collar
- tuntolevyidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
- tunnuslevyidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
French plaque d'identité militaire
- plaque d'identité militaireidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
German Hundemarke, Erkennungsmarke
- Hundemarkedisk attached to a dog's collar
- Erkennungsmarkeidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Hungarian személyi igazolójegy, azonossági jegy
- személyi igazolójegyidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
- azonossági jegyidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
- dögcédulaidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Indonesian tanda pengenal militer
- tanda pengenal militeridentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Irish clib madra, clib aitheantais
- clib madradisk attached to a dog's collar
- clib aitheantaisidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Italian piastrina di riconoscimento
- piastrina di riconoscimentoidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Japanese 認識票
- 認識票 (ninshikihyō)identification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Korean 인식표
- 인식표 (insikpyo)identification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Malay ceper pengenalan
- ceper pengenalanidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Polish adresówka, nieśmiertelnik
- adresówkadisk attached to a dog's collar
- nieśmiertelnikidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Spanish placa de identificación, chapa de identificación
- placa de identificacióndisk attached to a dog's collar
- chapa de identificaciónidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Swedish dödsbricka
- dödsbrickaidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Turkish künye
- künyeidentification tag worn around the neck by military personnel
Cite this entry
APA
dog tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20tag
MLA
“dog tag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20tag. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog tag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20tag.
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