A feist dog is a small, scrappy, mixed-breed dog common in the American South, typically used for hunting squirrels and other small game. Known for its bold temperament and tendency to bark, it punches well above its weight in attitude. The term carries an affectionate edge in rural American dialect — a feist may be outmatched in size but never in spirit. Often used loosely for any small, snappy dog of uncertain parentage.
My grandfather kept a feist dog that would tree squirrels all morning and pick fights with dogs twice its size by afternoon.
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(US) a small snappy belligerent mixed-breed dog.
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