Meaning

1 senses

  1. A base, degraded person.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He has a hangdog face.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From hang + dog.

From hang + dog.

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Forms

plural: hangdogs
Singularhangdog
Pluralhangdogs

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
sneakB2gallows birdcrack-hempcrack-ropegallowshang doghempiescapegallowsslip-halterwag-halter

Word family

2 related words
Derivedhangdoggishhangdoggy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hangB1hangarhangerhangingB1hangman
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