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- noun US Alternative spelling of
dog food . - verb transitive, computing, slang said of programs developed by oneself or by one’s own company, to test as
end users . - verb to
eat one’s own dog food
Etymologies
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Examples
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My arse often smells like dogfood, which is strange as I haven't eaten any for ages.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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My arse often smells like dogfood, which is strange as I haven't eaten any for ages.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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My arse often smells like dogfood, which is strange as I haven't eaten any for ages.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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My arse often smells like dogfood, which is strange as I haven't eaten any for ages.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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But wait, Google has a very thorough "dogfood" program.
Cult of Mac 2010
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Now Google is confirming that this indeed "dogfood" testing a new Android device with employees around the world.
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Now Google is confirming that this indeed "dogfood" testing a new Android device with employees around the world.
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Google is confirming that it is indeed "dogfood" testing a new Android device with employees around the world.
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Now Google is confirming that this indeed "dogfood" testing a new Android device with employees around the world.
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Google is confirming that it is indeed "dogfood" testing a new Android device with employees around the world.
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To eat your own dog food, or to dogfood, is to have the team that made the product use the product themselves before releasing to the public.
5 Commonly Used Idioms in the Tech Industry Karina Chow 2023
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