Dawg: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Dawg is an alternative spelling and pronunciation for dog. Colloquially, it may be used in a variety of ways that may or may not admit of canines. For example, it may be used in a phrase such as "How 'bout them Dawgs!" in reference to the University of Georgia football team, the Georgia Bulldogs (often spelled "bulldawgs", even in formal print).

The word has ties to ebonics.