red dog

¹

noun

, Cards.

1. a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.

red-dog

²

[ red-dawg, -dog ]

verb (used with object)

, red-dogged, red-dog·ging.

1. to charge directly for (the passer) as soon as the ball is snapped.

verb (used without object)

, red-dogged, red-dog·ging.

1. to red-dog the passer.

Other Words From

• red-dogger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of red dog¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of red dog²

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Izaac Wang had been on some big films before “Dìdi,” including “Good Boys” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” but it wasn’t until he looked at his schedule that he realized just how big of a commitment a leading role was.

From Seattle Times

Jacobs had arrived at the mountain around 8:30 in the morning and, after a run up Red Dog, got in line for the newly opened KT-22.

From Los Angeles Times

Atlanta stood up a similar directed patrol unit in 1989 known as the Red Dog unit, aimed at creating a saturated street presence to disrupt the illegal drug trade.

From Washington Post

The Red Dog unit came under scrutiny after the city of Atlanta settled a lawsuit for more than $1 million following a 2009 raid in which officers shouted gay slurs as they raided a gay bar, throwing customers to the ground and handcuffing them.

From Washington Post

“If anybody in the Memphis government would have reached out to Atlanta, we would have told you that Red Dog is not a good idea,” said Gerald Griggs, the president of Georgia’s chapter of the N.A.A.C.P.

From New York Times