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BOW-WOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bow-wow mean? 

BOW-WOW (noun)
  The noun BOW-WOW has 2 senses:

1. the bark of a dogplay

2. informal terms for dogsplay

  Familiarity information: BOW-WOW used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOW-WOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The bark of a dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("bow-wow" is a kind of...):

bark (the sound made by a dog)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Informal terms for dogs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

barker; bow-wow; doggie; doggy; pooch

Hypernyms ("bow-wow" is a kind of...):

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)


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