Meaning & use
dirty dog
An informal, often humorous term for a dishonest, deceitful, or disreputable person.
See it in a sentence
You dirty dog, you knew about the surprise party all along!
The old blues song calls the cheating lover a no-good dirty dog.
A note on using this word
Dirty dog is informal and often used teasingly rather than as a serious insult, especially in songs and casual speech.
Words with a similar meaning
scoundrelrascal
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