dog meat

• dogmeat

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dog meat (uncountable)

1. Meat from a dog eaten as food.

   We visited South Korea this time around, where we ate dog meat for the first time.

2. Meat prepared to be given to a dog as food.
   • 2004, John O'Farrell, This Is Your Life, page 293:

     That's a tin of dog meat, as well, really, er, served in the traditional manner, chopped up into a big bowl that says "DOG" on the side.

3. (slang) Synonym of dead meat (“someone in danger of being killed or severely punished”).

   Did you just step on my blue suede shoes? You're dog meat now!

• (meat from a dog): dog, dogflesh, fragrant meat
• (person in danger): dog food, worm food

• (meat for a dog): dog food

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