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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. English name for a breed of dog called German shepherd until the first World War, changed at that time due to anti-German sentiment. Still commonly used in Britain.
Examples
“That's their proper name and I slieve the Kennel Club have brought it in When they were brought here from armany after the First World War there was a It of anti-German feeling -- hence we used the iphemism "alsatian".”
Put On By Cunning
“Official accounts blame a large alsatian dog, which broke into his compound, but the word among fans is that the goat was poisoned.”
The Guardian: Why the witch-hunt against Cesc Fábregas gets my goat | Harry Pearson
“I would have done but a bloke came out of the cottage with a bloody great alsatian straining at its lead.”
“When I was a child, our family dentist had a great big alsatian that used to sit in the corner of the surgery, growling mennacingly at the patients.”
“I also remember that once when John was out doing some running training he was attacked by a large alsatian dog which chased after him.”
“He steadied himself with one hand on the wall as he pissed, the extended duration made even less welcome by the whiffs of alsatian keech that kept wafting up and threatening to make him gag.”
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
“You're like a West Highland terrier noising up an alsatian.”
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
“Outside of pain, there can be fewer less desirable sensations than lukewarm alsatian jobbie squirming through the gaps around your little piggies.”
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
“Quietly, he got up and crept to the landing, hearing a muffled yelp that sounded like his alsatian, Tebbit.”
Quite Ugly One Morning
“Rebus raised half an eyebrow: having Lauderdale's support was a bit like locking yourself in with a starved alsatian ...”
Strip Jack
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I've even noticed a tendency in recent years to abbreviate "German shepherd" to "GSD," for "German shepherd dog." Dec 11, 2007