hound dog

noun
1.
Chiefly Southern U.S. Dialect, hound1 (def 1).
2.
(initial capital letter) Military. a jet-propelled air-to-ground missile designed to be launched from B-52 aircraft and having nuclear capability.
Origin
1640-50, Americanism
Examples from the web for hound dog
  • Inside, he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor besides the cash register.
Slang definitions & phrases for hound dog

hound dog

noun phrase

A contemptible man, esp a womanchaser

[1940s+;aSouthernismpopularizedbyanElvis Presley song lyric: ''Ain't nothin' but a hound dog'']