dogging

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dogging

/ˈdɔɡɪŋ/ US
/ˈdɒɡɪŋ/ UK
/ˈdɑɡɪŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒɡɪŋ

noun doggings

countable, uncountable The act of one who dogs or harasses. […] free from the doggings of the common informer, but under the superintendence of the bishop […]
UK, uncountable The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched. We do it because we've found / When people crowd around / It is somehow more profound / When you're dogging.
Australia, uncountable The job of killing wild dogs and dingos in a rural area. ‘Has a good plant. Wanders around on his own doing a bit of dogging (dingo-hunting).’

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of dog

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@misc{dogging_2026,
  title = {dogging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dogging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}