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hangdog: Meaning and Definition of
hang•dog
Pronunciation: (hang'dôg", -dog"), [key]
— adj.
- browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
- shamefaced; guilty: He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression.
- suitable to a degraded or contemptible person; sneaky; furtive.
- a degraded, contemptible person.
See also:
- hangdog (Thesaurus)
