1. alpha dog - Noun
2. alpha dog - Verb
alpha dog (plural alpha dogs)
(often figuratively) A dominant dog; a dog that is an alpha male or alpha female.
alpha dog (third-person singular simple present alpha dogs, present participle alpha dogging, simple past and past participle alpha dogged)
Alternative form of alpha-dog.
alpha-dog (third-person singular simple present alpha-dogs, present participle alpha-dogging, simple past and past participle alpha-dogged)
(informal, chiefly US) To behave like an alpha dog; to behave in a crassly dominant manner, especially at the expense of another male.
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Alpha Dog was my first exposure to him and I’ve admired his intensity ever since. Source: Internet
She has also appeared in such movies as the crime drama Alpha Dog (2006), the drama Bobby (2006), a biographical drama film about a porn actress, Lovelace (2013), and, most recently, the ensemble film Mothers and Daughters (2016). Source: Internet
Market-rate housing developers are like an unruly Alpha dog. Source: Internet