noun A pronunciation spelling of dog.
- Her little dawg curled up on the couch and fell asleep.
- That big dawg barked at every car that drove past our house.
- He posted a picture of his new dawg wearing a tiny sweater.
noun An informal way to address a good friend, usually male.
- I'm not usually on African food, but the smell of that jollof is peng right now my dawg!
— Joseph Barnes Phillips, Big Foot ...and Tiny Little Heartstrings (2017)
- Wow. What do you know? Huh. That was easy.” “Totes malotes, dawg.” “Just kind of hard to believe, you know?” “Believe it, Morty. And once again, I'm flying away with everything I can carry, and the Zigerions got nothing of mine.
— Tom Kauffman, M. Night Shaym-Aliens! (2014)
- Totes malotes, dawg,” Abby shot me with a finger-gun. “And trust me, I'm amazing at it, just like everything else. So, order the pizza, Sandy, and let's get this show on the road. This is going to be f-u-u-u-u-u-u-n.
— K. M. Bishop, Fake It For Me (2019)
- Hey dawg, thanks for helping me move my couch yesterday!
- What's up, dawg? I haven't seen you in ages.
- Don't worry, dawg, I've got your back on this one.
