Rawdogging mode means: When someone fully commits to rawdogging - no distractions, no comforts, no safety net - they enter rawdogging mode. It's the mental state of deliberate suffering-as-discipline: long flights with. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.