Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A servile follower or lackey.
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- noun
Lackey ; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people; similar in this sense to the English wordlapdog .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) zǒu gǒu : zǒu, running + gǒu, dog.]
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A literal translation of the Chinese phrase 走狗 (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 against nations perceived to be in thrall to "imperialist" powers such as the United States
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