"fuck the dog" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fucks the dog [present, singular, third-person], fucking the dog [participle, present], fucked the dog [participle, past], fucked the dog [past]
Etymology: 1935, US; originally in sense “loaf, fritter” (compare fuck around). Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fuck the dog (third-person singular simple present fucks the dog, present participle fucking the dog, simple past and past participle fucked the dog)
  1. (vulgar, uncommon, especially Canada) To avoid work; to make it appear as if one is working. Tags: Canada, especially, uncommon, vulgar Synonyms: dog it, soldier#Verb
    Sense id: en-fuck_the_dog-en-verb-oE~LrPJp Categories (other): Canadian English
  2. (vulgar, uncommon) To make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch. Tags: uncommon, vulgar Derived forms: screw the pooch, dogfucker
    Sense id: en-fuck_the_dog-en-verb-nuCZMS8p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91
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