Meanings
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- idiomaticinformalSynonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).
Everybody and their dog in that town had the "fever and ague," and they walked about like ghosts.
1894 February, “Reminiscences”, in The Station AgentSynonyms: everybody and his brother, the whole world and his dog, the list at everybody and his brother and Thesaurus:everybody
Synonyms & antonyms
pronounSynonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”).
Origin
From everybody + and + their + dog.
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Rhymes with everybody and their dog
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everybody and their dog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everybody%20and%20their%20dog
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