Dog gone it!
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wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Anon screwed the pooch and is now in the doghouse.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I hate you.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
So, OP got rewarded?
0ops@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Honestly I’ve never actually slowed down to truly parse the phrase “screw the pooch”. Well, now I have, and also fuck you because I used to be innocent 😭
Tower@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Apparently, it’s the tamer version of “fuck the dog”.
slate.com/…/screw-the-pooch-etymology-of-the-idio…
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Holy shit. I thought I was being witty using that idiom instead of screwed the pooch. TIL it’s already a thing, moreover the origin story of screwed the pooch.
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The origin doesn’t include actually having sex with a dog though. “Fuck the dog” was just an expression for being lazy and “screw the pooch” simply makes it more palatable.