Meaning

1 senses
  1. (figuratively, slang)A pit bull terrier.

Origin

Presumably an allusion to the large size and short coat of pit bull-type dogs or their rep

Presumably an allusion to the large size and short coat of pit bull-type dogs or their reputation for aggression and unpredictability.

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Forms

plural: velvet hippos
Singularvelvet hippo
Pluralvelvet hippos

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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