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Definition of hangdog adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hangdog

adjective

NAmE//ˈhæŋdɔɡ//

, NAmE//ˈhæŋdɑɡ//

[only before noun]

if a person has a hangdog look, they look sad or ashamed his hangdog expression

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