Dog

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter D.

Name

1. The language supposedly spoken by dogs
2. The eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
3. (slang) Newcastle Brown Ale
4. The Dog Star; Sirius.

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The figurative sense "Newcastle Brown Ale" comes from the euphemism "I'm going to walk the dog" or "I'm going to see a man about a dog", meaning "I'm going to the pub for a drink". This was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign.