RED DOG Definition & Meaning

red dog

noun

Cards.

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

[ red-dawg, -dog ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

red-dogged, red-dogging.

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

verb (used without object)

red-dogged, red-dogging.

to red-dog the passer.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of red dog¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Origin of red dog²

First recorded in 1950–55

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Although he started early, appearing in a My Little Pony commercial at 8 after his dad connected with a talent agent, and landed jobs in “Raya and the Last Dragon” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” Wang was never sure if the pursuit was more than a hobby.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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