BLACK DOG Definition & Meaning

black dog

noun

Informal.

melancholy; despondency; the blues:
The black dog is over him.

black dog

noun

informal.
depression or melancholy

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Origin of black dog¹

First recorded in 1700–10

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She said the black dog "came running towards them".

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And the Barghest was a spectre who took the form of a bear or a black dog with large, flaming eyes as big as saucers.

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I left my own black dog behind on my way to Cannes, so there was no way I wasn’t committing to this one.

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Kodi the griffon mix, who plays Cosmos in the Swiss comedy-drama, narrowly beat Xin, a sighthound who instead wagged away with the Grand Jury Prize for the Chinese drama “Black Dog.”

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Meanwhile, Taiwanese superstar and “Black Dog” actor Eddie Peng showed up to support Xin, not just as her co-star but also as her owner.

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