hangdog
noun, adjective, verb
hangdog is spelled H-A-N-G-D-O-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hangdog means “A base, degraded person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hangdog is hangdogs.
How many letters and syllables are in hangdog?
| Letters | 7: H-A-N-G-D-O-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hangdog?
Hangdog appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hangdog
- hangdogs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- hangdogging participle, present
- hangdogged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hangdog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A base, degraded person.
adjective
- 1
Low; sneaking; ashamed.
Asper Argo, the Well-Beloved, Commdor of the Korellian Republic greeted his wife’s entry by a hangdog lowering of his scanty eyebrows. To her at least, his self-adopted epithet did not apply. Even he knew that.
verb
- 1
To move or loiter in a sneaking or ashamed manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hangdog come from?
From hang + dog.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).