on dead dogs

adverb

Used to express that the speaker is telling the truth.

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Meanings

adverbon dead dogs (not comparable)
  1. BostonUSnot comparableslangUsed to express that the speaker is telling the truth.

    "Yo, her ass is sick, bro, I always wanted that." Jordan said, "On dead dogs, though, I heard she be fucking with that nigga Donnie. He be tricking on her, buying all kinds of shit, giving her money, all that."

    2019 November 1, Tyrone Neal, Bully Me to Sleep, Page Publishing Inc, →ISBN
    1 more example

    "[...] swear, on dead dogs." "Well i'ma tell you this and all your dead dogs, if you try and lead us into some shit, I don't care what happens, you're gonna be the first one laid down, you heard?" Dip told him. "Yeah I heard[…]"

    (Can we date this quote?), Mark David, Bucktown, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 9

Origin

Modeled after various common phrases such as "on my dead homie", with "dogs" (often spelled "dawgs" in this context) having the same meaning as "homie" (a close friend).

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APA

on dead dogs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20dead%20dogs

MLA

“on dead dogs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20dead%20dogs. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on dead dogs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20dead%20dogs.

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