dog food

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dog food^¹

noun dog foods · dogfood

countable, uncountable Food eaten by or appropriate for dogs in general, whether wild or domesticated.
countable, uncountable Food for domesticated dogs.
countable, uncountable Beta software that is tested on the developer’s own computer.
countable, slang, uncountable Synonym of dog meat (“dead person”). Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog food now!
Similar: dog meat
countable, slang, uncountable Heroin, typically the non-black tar type.

dog food^²

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Calque of Chinese 狗糧 /狗粮 (gǒuliáng).

noun dogfood

Internet, slang, uncountable public display of affection, especially from the perspective of a lonely, single person.

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noun food eaten by dogs

Español	comida para perros, comida de perro
한국어	개 먹이 gae meogi, 개밥 gaebap, 개 사료 gae saryo
日本語	ドッグフード doggu fūdo
中文	狗糧 /狗粮 gǒuliáng, 狗食 gǒushí
Português	comida/ração para cachorros/cães
Français	nourriture pour chien
Deutsch	Hundefutter
Ελληνικά	σκυλοτροφή skylotrofí
Русский	соба́чья еда́ sobáčʹja jedá

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@misc{dog_food_2026,
  title = {dog food},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dog%20food},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}