fuck the dog

This is a vulgar and informal Canadian idiom often used to describe unproductive behavior or significant mistakes.

Definition

C2Workplace

(slang, vulgar, Canadian)To avoid work or waste time while appearing to be busy.

Example

  • He spent the entire afternoon fucking the dog instead of finishing his report.

C2General

(slang, vulgar)To make a significant mistake or to handle something very poorly.

Example

  • They really fucked the dog on that project; nothing went as planned.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fuck the dog":

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