Bird Dog

Word BIRD DOG
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Definitions and meanings of "Bird Dog"

What do we mean by bird dog?

To follow a subject of interest, such as a person or trend, with persistent attention. intransitive verb

To observe or follow closely; monitor. intransitive verb

To seek out (talent or clients, for example). intransitive verb

A dog used by sportsmen in the field in hunting game-birds. noun

Alternative spelling of bird dog. noun

Alternative spelling of bird dog. verb

A dog used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds, especially an English pointer.

A tout.

(CB slang) A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).

A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.

(verb) To engage in the relentless pursuit of an objective or goal, often involving the accomplishment of tasks through other, less expedient people. This includes obsessive follow-up, nagging, and harrassment of individuals holding up the accomplishment of the goal. Comes from a reference to pointer dog breeds that serve as loyal hunting dogs, leading the way to the fallen fowl. Urban Dictionary

In football, the expression used to describe when a quarterback stares down receivers before throwing to them. The term is used because a hunting dog will become fixated on the target bird and never take his eyes off of him. This is extremely frowned upon since it tips off the defenders and could result in horrible hits on your receivers. Urban Dictionary

To bird-dog something is to complete a task using a slightly dodgy or unorthodox method. Performing the task this way should save time, effort or money. It can involve a dangerous act in order to get the job done. Urban Dictionary

To hound or pursue something or someone with a usually malicious intent. Derived from the use of a bird dog to hunt game. Apparently mistaken by millennials as a slang hybrid of 'bird' being female, and 'dogging' being the act of cuckolding or sharing of one's wife willingly or unwillingly, whilst obviously overlooking the actual normal every day meaning of the term to the point it irritated me to make a bloody account on here to set things straight. So upvote this definition so these low life tweens can at least use the term correctly. Urban Dictionary

(noun) a guy who is primarily interested in romancing other people's girl friends. Immortalized in the 1950s by the Everley Brothers in a song of the same name. Urban Dictionary

To watch someone closely while making no attempt to hide that you are doing so. Urban Dictionary

Used in the trucking industry - especially on the CB radio as truckers talk to each other. A bird dog can be noun which means a radar detecter. Or can be a verb which means a law enforcement officer is paying particular attention to a trucker Urban Dictionary

1. When a supervisor sneeks up behind you to check on you. Urban Dictionary

A.) (v.) To stare at the opposite sex in an obvious manner, such as a bird dog, like a Pointer, would do when the hunter has shot a bird. B.) (v.) To stare while shading your eyes from the sun with your hand. C.) (n.) A dog that hunts birds. Urban Dictionary

When a woman does not wear a bra, her nipples are pointing like a bird dog. Urban Dictionary

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The word "bird-dog" in example sentences

Bryce Harper's college coach may become a bird-dog scout for the Nationals, Jon Heyman writes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That Dog can see, hear, smell more deer than l0 people can and never barks, kinda whins a tad when he really sees the deer, but stands still like a bird-dog. ❋ Unknown (2008)

With that out of the way, we look forward to the Dog Days of August, when the Blue Dogs are feeling pretty doggone good about themselves, for their doggéd efforts to bird-dog healthcare legislation in the whole dogfight with their own party's leader and "top dog," Barack Obama. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My idea is to give subpoena power to the panel Congress already established to bird-dog the bailout program. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This environment of secrecy is compounded by the general lack of information about matters atomic, except if someone has the time and resources to file Freedom of Information requests and generally have the skill sets and patience of a top-notch bird-dog private investigator. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Bass will get right in with a packof stripers to bird-dog a baitfish school and drive it to the surface," says Dallas. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But sometimes there were wonderful days when somebody brought by a young bird-dog pup, and a spark would leap in her tired eyes. ❋ Jack Canfield (2008)

The Martin Mars "bird-dog" or lead aircraft is scouting the path of the huge tankers this morning. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Before a storm, crappies school up to bird-dog wandering baitfish. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Among that chorus: the proverbial entourage, the moochers, sycophants and predators who bird-dog sports stars. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In this video, Robert spills the beans about his plans to bird-dog the Fox TV team that had come to NCMR to make trouble. ❋ Sifry, Micah L. (2008)

The same cannot be said for many bird-dog breeds, where it is very important to buy from hunting stock rather than pet/show stock. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This is exactly the kind of thing we need our associates to bird-dog for us. ❋ Walter, Jess (2006)

That is because, at least once every year, most of the people on the list get one of my bird-dog recruiting kits as part of the mailing. ❋ Joe Girard Stanley H. Brown (2005)

But when I find that my customer is somebody who is a leader, somebody that other people listen to, I make an extra effort to make him a good deal and to recruit him as a bird-dog. ❋ Joe Girard Stanley H. Brown (2005)

He looked like a pup bird-dog the first time he sees a pheasant lift from the tall grass before him. ❋ Hobb, Robin (2005)

The heavy grasses we often hunted made this blatant breach of bird-dog etiquette quite successful on pheasants, but I always lived in fear that Gus would one day harvest an illegal hen. ❋ Unknown (2002)

"Scotland Yard asked me to bird-dog the autopsy," McCaskey said. ❋ Clancy, Tom, 1947- (2004)

"I had to bird-dog Larry all day to get him to sign that damn contract." He said: "I'm so frustrated. I called two days ago, and still...[no response] from [customer service]." She replied: "Oh yeah, you have to bird-dog those guys daily to get anything done. They're totally [swamped]." ❋ Surfdude (2008)

"Most [rookie] [NFL] quarterbacks have to [work on] not bird-dogging their receivers or they will get their pass-catchers killed." ❋ Trendon (2005)

I had to "bird-dog" it. An example of bird-dogging it would be an electrician climbing on a live [switchboard] to get to [a cable], j-boxing a cable in a wall cavity, [shorting] out a circuit in order to identify the right breaker or setting up a ladder on the back of your ute to reach reach higher ❋ YeahBro! (2011)

"You've been bird dogging this town for a while now, they wouldn't mind a [corpse] of you." - [Mal], [Firefly] ❋ Asdfsdggfgfdgdgdafgherhreaaerh (2016)

"Hey, bird dog, lay [offa] my [quail]! Hey, bird dog, go chase your own [tail]!" ❋ Anarcissie (2008)

"The [CFO] couldn't fire Will, so she [bird] [dogged] him until he quit". ❋ Southern Diction (2009)

noun: "I've got [my bird] [dog on]." verb: "That cop has been [bird dogging] me for the last five miles." ❋ Bob VerBurg (2004)

I was doing my job and I had a feeling like I was [beeing] watched, so I [turned around] and DAMN! Where did he come from? He is such a [Bird Dog]! ❋ Unknown_A6 (2006)

"[Lets go] down [to the] [beach] to bird dog." ❋ Boozin B (2006)

[Did you] see [that girl], she was [bird dogging]! ❋ HungryLike (2022)

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