everybody and their dog

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everybody and their dog

/ˈɛvɹiɪbɒdi n̩ ðɛː ˈdɒɡ/ UK
/-bə-/ UK
/ˈɛvɹiˌbɑdi n̩ ðɛɹ ˈdɔɡ/
/-vɹə-/
/-(ˌ)bədi-/ US, unstressed
/-ðəɹ-/
/-dɑɡ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒɡ

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From everybody + and + their + dog.

pronoun everybody and his dog · everyone and his dog · everyone and their dog

idiomatic, informal Synonym of everybody and his brother (“everybody, everyone; also, a large number of people; most people”). Everybody and their dog in that town had the "fever and ague," and they walked about like ghosts.
Similar: everybody and his brother, the whole world and his dog, the list at everybody and his brother and Thesaurus:everybody

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@misc{everybody_and_their_dog_2026,
  title = {everybody and their dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/everybody%20and%20their%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}