raw dog
verbEtymology From raw (“without a condom”) + dog out (“to approach someone sexually”).
- Never go raw dogging with the other woman; it's just not safe.2005, Erica L. Perry, A Lesson or a Blessing, AuthorHouse, published 2005, →ISBN, page 27:
- […] You don't now^([sic]) shit about that girl yet you round here raw dogging her. That ho could be dying from HIV or AIDS, she could have a million kids and trying to set you up to be her next baby daddy, you fucking dummy. For all I know she could be a fucking psycho.”2006, Cheryl Sutherland, Chocolate Ty, Platinum Peach Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 42:
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- “Well, you know...taking you into consideration and everything, I ended up letting him raw dog my coochie. […]2008, Allison Hobbs, Big Juicy Lips: Double Dippin' 2, Strebor Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 44:
- The friend who did this raw dogged her drunk.2011, John Tamar, 1,001 Drunk Acts, Strategic Book Group, published 2011, →ISBN, page 163:
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Figuratively, Slang To undertake or undergo without the usual comforts, conveniences or supports.
- Rather than using a framework, he's just raw dogging HTML.
- Over the last few months, the slang term, which has historically been used to refer to sexual intercourse without a condom, has been adopted to describe almost any activity accomplished without the assistance of a buffer. Now, you can rawdog the flu by refusing medication; you can rawdog cooking by not using a recipe; you can even rawdog life, by being sober.2024 July 17, Jessica Roy, “A Wildly Obscene Term’s Path to Mainstream Usage”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2024:
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- A bolero sweater is perfect for those times when it's too hot to wear a chunky sweater and too cold for your arms to raw-dog the crisp air. I love that it can fit in most of my purses, which is ideal for a night out on the town.2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in Cosmopolitan: