• @[email protected]
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    51 day ago

    What term, “weiner dog”?

    It’s actually a funny story, originally it was “Vienna Dog”, but through slang the pronunciation became “Weiner Dog” over the years

    • @[email protected]
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      1 day ago

      I think the referenced term is “puppy face.”

      Also sometimes called puppy-dog eyes or puppy pout.

      Edit: However, I was interested to learn the etymology you shared.

      This puppy really is an itsy-witsy little Vienna Sausage doggie, isn’t it?

      Irresistible.

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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      11 day ago

      That’s interesting! I have dachshunds, and didn’t know that. I can’t wait to tell them while I give them scritches