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31 Jul 2014
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What does it mean "great dog"?
I mean not ".a very common animal that people keep as a pet or to guard a building is great.
My friend said that when he saw something that is not a dog.
What does it mean "great dog"?
I mean not ".a very common animal that people keep as a pet or to guard a building is great.
My friend said that when he saw something that is not a dog.
I mean not ".a very common animal that people keep as a pet or to guard a building is great.
My friend said that when he saw something that is not a dog.
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- English (US)
What is this thing that he saw? Perhaps he mistook it for a dog.
If he is American, he might have said "Great, dawg". "Dawg" is a slang term for a person they respect or consider a friend.
- English (US)
very informal from youth culture of the 1990s

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