"dog shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dog shots [plural]
Etymology: Probably related to the slang term dog (“coward”). Compare cheap shot (“deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|dog|t=coward}} dog (“coward”), {{m|en|cheap shot|t=deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression}} cheap shot (“deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dog shot (plural dog shots)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A sudden blow, especially when delivered without warning; a king hit; (rugby) a deliberate and potentially illegal late tackle. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang Categories (topical): Rugby
    Sense id: en-dog_shot-en-noun-1oG~ipGc Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29

Verb

Forms: dog shots [present, singular, third-person], dog shotting [participle, present], dog shotted [participle, past], dog shotted [past], dog shot [participle, past], dog shot [past]
Etymology: Probably related to the slang term dog (“coward”). Compare cheap shot (“deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|dog|t=coward}} dog (“coward”), {{m|en|cheap shot|t=deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression}} cheap shot (“deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=dog shot}} dog shot (third-person singular simple present dog shots, present participle dog shotting, simple past and past participle dog shotted or dog shot)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To deliver a dog shot to (someone); to hit (someone) suddenly and without warning; to king hit. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, intransitive, slang, transitive Synonyms: dog-shot [verb]
    Sense id: en-dog_shot-en-verb-sMmt3JA1 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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