dogbox
noun/ˈdɒɡbɒks/
/ˈdɔːɡbɑːks/
Word Originearly 19th cent.: originally denoting a box for a dog to lie in, later denoting a railway compartment for transporting dogs.
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be in the dogbox
- (South African English) (North American English, British English be in the doghouse)(informal) if you are in the dogbox, somebody is annoyed with you because of something that you have done
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