doge
Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (1523–1538)
Meaning
Noun
- The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
- A dog.
- Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.
Origin
- From Venetian or Italian doge, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux. duke, and dux.
- From dog. First attested in the 2005 episode Biz Cas Fri 1 from Homestar Runner.
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