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Alaa_Turbo Posted 20 years ago
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what is the meaning of what's up dawwg (( dog))?

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00I see sometimes americans say to each others, what's up dawwg (( dog )) ? what does that mean?02br
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") is so pervasive my 48-year-old husband uses it, at least with some of his male friends. 0-

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0It's a slangy, urban way of saying "Hi, how are you, what's happening?"02br
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00I'm still slightly puzzled as to why well-educated people like to pretend they are from the ghettos and adopt "street slang" and talk this way, but this one ("what's up dawg?") is so pervasive my 48-year-old husband uses it, at least with some of his male friends. The day I say it, someone ple
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0No disrespect to GG, but just to offer another perspective...02br
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00Dawg is obviously an alternate spelling of dog. But it is spelled that way to accentuate how you would actually enunciate the word as in Ddddaaaawwwgggg! It is often used among close friends to convey a sense of solidarity and friendship. When it is used among gang members it could signal fierce loya
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If you're asking about "what's up dawg," it was answered in a post already in this thread. If you have another question, could you please restate i
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hi Alaa_turbo,
What are you up to?" Basically, "What are you doing ?" It also became the meaning for, "What is going on?" or "What is Happening ?
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it is shameful that he is calling you DOG, where as I see you as human being not an animal

how come it is respectful to call you a DOG
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1. He doesn't say it to me,
2. It's not "Hello, dog" it's "Whazzup dawg" and it's entirely different.
3. Do you have a question, or are you just offering social commentary?
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The actual meaning of "dawg" is "Close friend"
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How are you doing, dog is slang like brother

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