dog it
(slang) To underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.
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Our trip to Svalbard has come to an end, we’re sad to leave but happily looking forward to our next opportunity to dog it up in the high arctic :3 …We’re also looking forward to an actual NIGHT TIME x3
Happy #HumpDay 😈 Would you rather.... 📸 Take a pic 👋 Smack it hard 👆 Slide two fingers in 👅 Eat it first 🍆 Or just raw-dog it immediately
Write/email MP outlining concerns. Demand Ofcom become something other than the RW nodding dog it is.
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(slang) To underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.
The boss made him do extra cleaning work, because he was caught dogging it on his prior assignment.
“Our trip to Svalbard has come to an end, we’re sad to leave but happily looking forward to our next opportunity to dog it up in the high arctic :3 …We’re also looking forward to an actual NIGHT TIME x3”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy #HumpDay 😈 Would you rather.... 📸 Take a pic 👋 Smack it hard 👆 Slide two fingers in 👅 Eat it first 🍆 Or just raw-dog it immediately”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Write/email MP outlining concerns. Demand Ofcom become something other than the RW nodding dog it is.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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