HANGDOG

hangdog

(adjective) frightened into submission or compliance

guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed

(adjective) showing a sense of guilt; “a guilty look”; “the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy”- Eric Linklater

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hangdog (plural hangdogs)

A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.

Synonyms

• See also gallows bird

Adjective

hangdog (not comparable)

Low; sneaking; ashamed.

Source: Wiktionary


Hang"dog`, n.

Definition: A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.

Hang"dog`

Definition: , Low; sneaking; ashamed. The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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