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Originally meaning "to be yourself and not care about how others view you", the word is now used to indicate an opinion or something that someone agrees with. It is especially common in political slang and discussions and may be used for controversial topics. Sometimes used as a positive antonym for "cringe."
A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, also called a parhelion[ 1] (plural parhelia) in atmospheric science, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Two sun dogs often flank the Sun within a 22° halo . The sun dog is a member of the family of halos caused by the refraction of sunlight by ...
Cynophobia[ a] (from the Greek: κύων kýōn "dog" and φόβος phóbos "fear") is the fear of dogs and canines in general. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia, under the subtype "animal phobias". [ 1] According to Timothy O. Rentz of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at the University of Texas, animal phobias are ...
The Dog and Its Reflection. The Dog and Its Reflection (or Shadow in later translations) is one of Aesop's Fables and is numbered 133 in the Perry Index. [ 1] The Greek language original was retold in Latin and in this way was spread across Europe, teaching the lesson to be contented with what one has and not to relinquish substance for shadow.
Cynology / s ɪ ˈ n ɒ l ə dʒ i / (rarely kynology, / k ɪ ˈ n ɒ l ə dʒ i /) is the study of matters related to canines or domestic dogs.In English, it is a term sometimes used to denote a serious zoological approach to the study of dogs [1] as well as by writers on canine subjects, dog breeders, trainers [2] [3] and enthusiasts who study the dog informally.
Pickaninny. Pickaninny (also picaninny, piccaninny or pickininnie) is a pidgin word for a small child, possibly derived from the Portuguese pequenino ('boy, child, very small, tiny'). [ 1] It has been used as a racial slur for African American children and a pejorative term for Aboriginal children of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand.
Conformation in dogs refers solely to the externally visible details of a dog's structure and appearance, as defined in detail by each dog breed 's written breed standard. [ 1][ 2][ 3] A dog that conforms to most of the items of description in its individual breed standard is said to have good conformation. Unlike equine conformation, there are ...
Raining cats and dogs. A 19th-century cartoon by English artist George Cruikshank illustrating the phrase "raining cats and dogs" (and "pitchforks") Look up rain cats and dogs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The English-language idiom " raining cats and dogs " or " raining dogs and cats " is used to describe particularly heavy rain.