"dog egg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dog eggs [plural]
Etymology: Probably popularised by the magazine Viz and its spin-off Roger's Profanisaurus books. Compare the Australian slang barker's egg, attested earlier. Etymology templates: {{m|en|barker's egg}} barker's egg Head templates: {{en-noun}} dog egg (plural dog eggs)
  1. A lump of dog faeces. Tags: British, humorous, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Feces Synonyms: dog-egg, dog's egg
    Sense id: en-dog_egg-en-noun-iA0QEsBf Disambiguation of Feces: 94 6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of British English: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. (derogatory) A worthless or contemptible thing or person. Tags: British, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-dog_egg-en-noun-JVTnLovU

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