Running Dog Definition

noun
A servile follower or lackey.
American Heritage

Lackey; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people; similar in this sense to the English word lapdog.

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Other Word Forms of Running Dog

Noun

Singular:
running dog
Plural:
running-dogs

Origin of Running Dog

  • A calque of the Mandarin phrase 走狗 (zǒugǒu) (literally "running dog"; similar terms include 狗腿子 and 狗腿), often used as an insult by the communist government of the People's Republic of China, North Korea against nations perceived to be in thrall to "imperialist" powers such as the United States. The North Korean communist government uses a Sino-Korean term 주구 (jugu) (hanja: 走狗), which is an equivalent of the Mandarin term.

    From Wiktionary

  • Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) zǒu gǒu zǒu running gǒu dog

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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