"dog town" meaning in All languages combined

See dog town on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dog towns [plural]
Etymology: (theatrical): See try it on the dog. Etymology templates: {{sense|theatrical}} (theatrical): Head templates: {{en-noun}} dog town (plural dog towns)
  1. A community of prairie dogs.
    Sense id: en-dog_town-en-noun-vSHQNbTU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. (theater, colloquial) A town at which a play is performed for a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of general success. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Theater Synonyms: dogtown
    Sense id: en-dog_town-en-noun-yYEGkTEv Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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