2007-01-19 13:20:08 · 8 answers · asked by Diamond Q 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A female dog.
2007-01-19 13:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by Madre 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you investigated the word, it is a Scandanavian word for dog, not specifically a female dog. I know that is how it is interpreted in Icelandic.
It is used to criticize people who complain a lot and it is akin to the Yiddish Kvetch which means the same thing.
Since it has a original meaning in Scandanavian tongues, I would think it became common in English during the Viking invasions when they disembarked with their great gray dogs, Norwegian Elkhounds.
2007-01-20 15:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many definitions:
1) The act of whining excessively
2) A female dog
3) Irritating female
There are more (user-added) definitions at Urban Dictionary.
2007-01-19 21:26:55 · answer #3 · answered by padis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A female dog.
I usually hear the term used to apply to an un-altered "breedable" female or a mother dog.
2007-01-19 21:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a female canine
a derogatory term
for a human female
hence yahoo censoring
the word,even though it has
a legitimate reason or place.
2007-01-19 21:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a female dog - also used as derogatory word to call someone.
Good Luck!!!
2007-01-19 21:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a female dog..
2007-01-19 21:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
female canine.
2007-01-19 21:23:21 · answer #8 · answered by atlas shrugged and so do i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋