Associations to the word «Hangdog»

Wiktionary

HANGDOG, noun. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
HANGDOG, adjective. Low; sneaking; ashamed.

Dictionary definition

HANGDOG, adjective. Showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater.
HANGDOG, adjective. Frightened into submission or compliance.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche