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Definition 2024

running_dog

running dog

English

Noun

running dog ‎(plural running dogs)

(pejorative) A lackey; a lapdog; an unprincipled person who helps or flatters other, more powerful and often evil people.

Translations

lackey

Chinese:

Cantonese: 走狗 ‎(zau² gau²)

Mandarin: 走狗 (zh) ‎(zǒugǒu)

Min Nan: 走狗 (zh-min-nan) ‎(cháu-káu)

Galician: lacaio m
Japanese: 走狗 (ja) ‎(そうく, sōku)
Korean: 주구 (ko) ‎(jugu) (走狗 (ko))
Russian: при́хвостень (ru) m ‎(príxvostenʹ), холу́й (ru) m ‎(xolúj)
Vietnamese: chó săn, tẩu cẩu (vi) (走狗)

lackey — see lackey