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  • noun The state of being without a dog.

Etymologies

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dogless +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • [Mutz] found that dog owners were on the whole more likely to support Republican nominee John McCain, whose dog ownership had previously been publicized, over Obama, who drew media attention to his "doglessness" by publicly promising his daughters a dog after the election.

    Penn Study: Dog Ownership Affects Voter Preferences 2010

  • Mutz found that dog owners were on the whole more likely to support Republican nominee John McCain, whose dog ownership had previously been publicized, over Obama, who drew media attention to his "doglessness" by publicly promising his daughters a dog after the election.

    Penn Study: Dog Ownership Affects Voter Preferences The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • [Mutz] found that dog owners were on the whole more likely to support Republican nominee John McCain, whose dog ownership had previously been publicized, over Obama, who drew media attention to his "doglessness" by publicly promising his daughters a dog after the election.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

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