hangdog

Plural: hangdogs

Adjective Satellite

• showing a sense of guilt; ; - Eric Linklater
  • "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"
• frightened into submission or compliance

Noun

• A person with a sneaky, guilt-ridden, or dejected appearance.
• A base, degraded person.

Adj

• Low; sneaking; ashamed.

Verb

• To move or loiter in a sneaking or ashamed manner.

Examples

• After misplaying a bingo, he wore a HANGDOG expression for the rest of the game.

Synonyms

guilty, shamed, shamefaced, crack-hemp, crack-rope, gallows, gallows bird, hang dog, hangdog, hempie, scapegallows, slip-halter, sneak, wag-halter

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