hangdog Hear it!

hangdog definition

hang·dog (haŋ′dôg′)

noun

  1. Archaic a person considered fit only for hanging dogs, or to be hanged like a dog
  2. a contemptible, sneaking person

adjective

  1. contemptible; sneaking
  2. ashamed and cringing a hangdog expression

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.