Meanings
nounhound dog (plural hound dogs)
plural hound dogs
- Southern USdialectalAny hound, especially the bloodhound.
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time. You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine.
1956, “Hound Dog”, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (revised by Elvis Presley) (lyrics), performed by Elvis Presley - slangA promiscuous man.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
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Translations
Finnish ajokoira, metsästyskoira
- ajokoiraany hound
- metsästyskoiraany hound
- pukkipromiscuous man
- huoripukkipromiscuous man
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