"raw dog" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-raw dog.ogg Forms: rawdog [alternative], raw-dog [alternative]
Etymology: From raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|raw|dog out|t1=without a condom|t2=to approach someone sexually}} raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} raw dog (not comparable)
  1. (slang, vulgar) Without a condom; bareback. Tags: not-comparable, slang, vulgar Synonyms: raw, condomless
    Sense id: en-raw_dog-en-adv-p0fNH3jI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 16 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 13 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 10 26

Verb

Audio: En-au-raw dog.ogg Forms: raw dogs [present, singular, third-person], raw dogging [participle, present], raw dogged [participle, past], raw dogged [past], rawdog [alternative], raw-dog [alternative]
Etymology: From raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|raw|dog out|t1=without a condom|t2=to approach someone sexually}} raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} raw dog (third-person singular simple present raw dogs, present participle raw dogging, simple past and past participle raw dogged)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex without a condom; to bareback. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-raw_dog-en-verb-l-l79mbu
  2. (transitive, slang, vulgar, figurative) To undertake or undergo without the usual comforts, conveniences or supports. Tags: figuratively, slang, transitive, vulgar
    Sense id: en-raw_dog-en-verb-fvjyuwjt

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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