dog shot

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Etymology

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Probably related to the slang term dog (coward). Compare cheap shot (deliberate, unsportsmanlike, and potentially illegal act of aggression).

Noun

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dog shot (plural dog shots)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A sudden blow, especially when delivered without warning; a king hit; (rugby) a deliberate and potentially illegal late tackle.
    • 2019 June 7, Christian Nicolussi, “Friday night fights as Sam Burgess accused of 'dog shot' by Pearce”, in The Sydney Morning Herald[1]:
      Sam Burgess was sensationally accused of a "dog shot" by Mitchell Pearce as the South Sydney and Newcastle top-four clash erupted into the Friday night fights.
    • 2020 July 7, Matt Logue, “NRL 2020: Emotional Joey Leilua to bounce back from ‘dog shot’”, in The Daily Telegraph[2]:
      Leilua will spend four weeks on the sideline after his late high tackle on Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards that has been widely hailed a “dog shot”.

Verb

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dog shot (third-person singular simple present dog shots, present participle dog shotting, simple past and past participle dog shotted or dog shot)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To deliver a dog shot to (someone); to hit (someone) suddenly and without warning; to king hit.
    • 2016 November 6, Eliza Wheeler, “NIGHTCLUB BRAWL: Staff say drugs were to blame”, in Fraser Coast Chronicle[3]:
      "There were four separate spot-fights going on, [another staff member] got dog-shotted and then another security guard from the Criterion came over to help us too."
    • 2018 June 1, “NRL greats unite to slam 'dog shot' tackles on playmakers”, in The Guardian[4]:
      “Players don’t deserve to be dog shot in the back when they’re not looking,” Johns said.
    • 2019 June 7, Christian Nicolussi, “Friday night fights as Sam Burgess accused of 'dog shot' by Pearce”, in The Sydney Morning Herald[5]:
      All four players were sent to the sin-bin before an angry Pearce was overhead telling referee Grant Atkins: "Sam Burgess has come in and dog-shotted from behind when nobody was looking. Our blokes are only trying to break it up. One of them [Burgess brothers] has to be sent off. If it's a headbutt they have to go, sir."

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