dog town
dog town · dog towns
A community of prairie dogsA community of prairie dogs.
» There's a dangerous dog in town.
Meaning
2 sensesA community of prairie dogs.
(colloquial)A town at which a play is performed for a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of general success.
Examples
4 sentencesThere's a dangerous dog in town.
There is a dangerous dog in town.
It's bigger than any other dog in this town.
deEr ist größer als jeder andere Hund in dieser Stadt. — tatomeimei
The law forbade dogs in his town.
Origin
(theatrical): See try it on the dog.(theatrical): See try it on the dog.
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