junkyard dogn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒʌŋkjɑːd ˈdɒɡ/, U.S.

/ˌdʒəŋkˌjɑrd ˈdɔɡ/,

/ˌdʒəŋkˌjɑrd ˈdɑɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: junkyard n., dog n.¹

Etymology: < junkyard n. + dog n.¹

Originally U.S.

1. A watchdog which guards a junkyard; in later use chiefly in comparisons and similes denoting an aggressive animal or person, with reference to junkyard watchdogs' reputation for viciousness.In later use often in meaner than a junkyard dog and variants, originally popularized by the song cited in quot. 1972.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > defined by actions or habitat

port-dogOE

port-houndOE

cochour14..

water dogc1400

sheep-biter1548

holdfast1600

devil dog1642

land-dog1665

junkyard dog1936

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > guard dog

porter?a1425

wap1464

dog keeper1576

mooner1576

warner1576

house dog1577

mâtin1579

defender1607

housekeeper1607

watchdoga1616

moondog1668

yard-dog1795

guard dog1796

big dog1833

tenter1844

junkyard dog1936

prowl dog1974

1936 Scranton (Pa.) Republican 23 July 4/3 Those junkyard dogs do make night hideous for the neighbors.

1972 J. Croce Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown (unpublished copyright sheet music, Libr. of Congr.) And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown, The baddest man in the whole damned town. Badder than old King Kong—Meaner than a junk yard dog.

1981 Washington Post 22 Jan. a5/5 The inspectors-general will be replaced, Brady said, by Reagan appointees..‘We want people that are meaner than a junkyard dog in ferreting out waste, fraud, and mismanagement.’

1991 Times 3 Apr. 38/5 Benn is a dirty tactics fighter. He fights like a junkyard dog. Let him loose and you don't know what's going to happen.

2002 N.Y. Mag. 25 Nov. 114/3 Harlem's abandoned, abused, or neglected ‘junkyard dogs’ have a champion in Sentient Creatures... They'll actually pay you $50 a week to provide a temporary home to a pup waiting for permanent adoption.

2016 Times 7 Oct. 23 When he's out of favour at the top table, however, the Boomtown Rat can turn meaner than a junkyard dog, barking and snarling in all directions.

2. An aggressive, ruthless, or tenacious person, esp. a lawyer or government official.In quot. 1982 used specifically of a group of inspectors general appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981 to investigate fraud, inefficiency, and mismanagement in the administration of U.S. government funds (compare quot. 2013).

ΚΠ

1981 Washington Post 28 Dec. a16/2 Moody persisted and the bill finally passed. ‘If he's on your side, he's a bulldog...If you get his dander up, he's a junkyard dog.’

1982 Washington Post 3 Feb. b15/2 The council was formed with great fanfare by President Reagan, to coordinate the efforts of the government's inspectors general, the ‘junkyard dogs’.

1990 P. Taylor See how they Run viii. 193 Ailes and Atwater were the junkyard dogs of the most experienced team of political consultants ever assembled to run a presidential campaign.

1995 Financial Times 24 Oct. 16/1 One result was the evolution of a vicious breed of defence lawyer—the so-called ‘junkyard dog’—whose tactics were to savaɡe anyone foolish enouɡh to approach their clients.

2013 McAllen (Texas) Monitor 22 Nov. a3/5 Attempts to steer the ship in the right direction is a massive undertaking that can only be done with a competent inspector general willing to be a junkyard dog and not afraid to knock some heads.

Compounds

attributive with the sense ‘aggressive, ruthless, tenacious’ as junkyard-dog mentality, junkyard-dog lawyer, junkyard-dog journalism, etc.

ΚΠ

1975 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 8 Sept. 20/5 Georgia's Junkyard Dog defense, as expected, wasn't as junky as Coach Vince Dooley had advertised.

1980 Environmental Emergency Response Act: Hearings before Comm. on Finance (U.S. Congress Senate , 96th Congr., 2nd Sess.) 617 This is no longer something that can be dealt with by a junkyard dog mentality or those kinds of expenses.

1990 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 15 Mar. 20/5 Employing a staff of what Johnson called the ‘meanest bunch of junkyard-dog lawyers,’ the company refuses to settle a case out of court if it thinks its plane was not at fault.

1991 L. J. Sabato Feeding Frenzy 26 Since about 1974, political reporters have engaged in what I would term ‘junkyard-dog’ journalism—political reporting that is often harsh, aggressive, and intrusive.

2016 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Oct. a10 Since the debate Mr. Trump is angry and is going straight into junkyard dog mode, which won't work well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	junkyard dog
释义	junkyard dogn. Brit. /ˌdʒʌŋkjɑːd ˈdɒɡ/, U.S. /ˌdʒəŋkˌjɑrd ˈdɔɡ/, /ˌdʒəŋkˌjɑrd ˈdɑɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: junkyard n., dog n.¹ Etymology: < junkyard n. + dog n.¹ Originally U.S. 1. A watchdog which guards a junkyard; in later use chiefly in comparisons and similes denoting an aggressive animal or person, with reference to junkyard watchdogs' reputation for viciousness.In later use often in meaner than a junkyard dog and variants, originally popularized by the song cited in quot. 1972. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > defined by actions or habitat port-dogOE port-houndOE cochour14.. water dogc1400 sheep-biter1548 holdfast1600 devil dog1642 land-dog1665 junkyard dog1936 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > guard dog porter?a1425 wap1464 dog keeper1576 mooner1576 warner1576 house dog1577 mâtin1579 defender1607 housekeeper1607 watchdoga1616 moondog1668 yard-dog1795 guard dog1796 big dog1833 tenter1844 junkyard dog1936 prowl dog1974 1936 Scranton (Pa.) Republican 23 July 4/3 Those junkyard dogs do make night hideous for the neighbors. 1972 J. Croce Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown (unpublished copyright sheet music, Libr. of Congr.) And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown, The baddest man in the whole damned town. Badder than old King Kong—Meaner than a junk yard dog. 1981 Washington Post 22 Jan. a5/5 The inspectors-general will be replaced, Brady said, by Reagan appointees..‘We want people that are meaner than a junkyard dog in ferreting out waste, fraud, and mismanagement.’ 1991 Times 3 Apr. 38/5 Benn is a dirty tactics fighter. He fights like a junkyard dog. Let him loose and you don't know what's going to happen. 2002 N.Y. Mag. 25 Nov. 114/3 Harlem's abandoned, abused, or neglected ‘junkyard dogs’ have a champion in Sentient Creatures... They'll actually pay you $50 a week to provide a temporary home to a pup waiting for permanent adoption. 2016 Times 7 Oct. 23 When he's out of favour at the top table, however, the Boomtown Rat can turn meaner than a junkyard dog, barking and snarling in all directions. 2. An aggressive, ruthless, or tenacious person, esp. a lawyer or government official.In quot. 1982 used specifically of a group of inspectors general appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981 to investigate fraud, inefficiency, and mismanagement in the administration of U.S. government funds (compare quot. 2013). ΚΠ 1981 Washington Post 28 Dec. a16/2 Moody persisted and the bill finally passed. ‘If he's on your side, he's a bulldog...If you get his dander up, he's a junkyard dog.’ 1982 Washington Post 3 Feb. b15/2 The council was formed with great fanfare by President Reagan, to coordinate the efforts of the government's inspectors general, the ‘junkyard dogs’. 1990 P. Taylor See how they Run viii. 193 Ailes and Atwater were the junkyard dogs of the most experienced team of political consultants ever assembled to run a presidential campaign. 1995 Financial Times 24 Oct. 16/1 One result was the evolution of a vicious breed of defence lawyer—the so-called ‘junkyard dog’—whose tactics were to savaɡe anyone foolish enouɡh to approach their clients. 2013 McAllen (Texas) Monitor 22 Nov. a3/5 Attempts to steer the ship in the right direction is a massive undertaking that can only be done with a competent inspector general willing to be a junkyard dog and not afraid to knock some heads. Compounds attributive with the sense ‘aggressive, ruthless, tenacious’ as junkyard-dog mentality, junkyard-dog lawyer, junkyard-dog journalism, etc. ΚΠ 1975 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. 8 Sept. 20/5 Georgia's Junkyard Dog defense, as expected, wasn't as junky as Coach Vince Dooley had advertised. 1980 Environmental Emergency Response Act: Hearings before Comm. on Finance (U.S. Congress Senate , 96th Congr., 2nd Sess.) 617 This is no longer something that can be dealt with by a junkyard dog mentality or those kinds of expenses. 1990 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 15 Mar. 20/5 Employing a staff of what Johnson called the ‘meanest bunch of junkyard-dog lawyers,’ the company refuses to settle a case out of court if it thinks its plane was not at fault. 1991 L. J. Sabato Feeding Frenzy 26 Since about 1974, political reporters have engaged in what I would term ‘junkyard-dog’ journalism—political reporting that is often harsh, aggressive, and intrusive. 2016 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Oct. a10 Since the debate Mr. Trump is angry and is going straight into junkyard dog mode, which won't work well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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