"road dog" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: road dogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road dog (plural road dogs)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A trusted friend. Tags: slang Synonyms: road dawg

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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