bird dog

See also: bird-dog

English

Alternative forms

bird-dog

Etymology

bird + dog

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːd dɒɡ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

bird dog (plural bird dogs)

A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds.
A tout.
A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
(CB slang) A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).
- 1986, Steve Earle, Guitar Town
  I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone
  With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on
A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner
- 1958, Everly Brothers, Bird Dog
  Johnny is the joker that's been tryin' to steal my baby
  He's a bird dog

Synonyms

(dog): gun dog

Translations

gun dog — see gun dog

tout — see tout

Verb

bird dog (third-person singular simple present bird dogs, present participle bird dogging, simple past and past participle bird dogged)

(intransitive) To watch closely.
(transitive) To seek out.
(aviation, military, slang) A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.[n 1]

References

United States Department of Defense Air Land Sea Application Center (May 2020), “Multi-service Brevity Codes”, in Brevity: Multi-service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multi-service Brevity Codes‎, archived from the original on 2021-06-30, page 6: “BIRDDOG: Call to configure sensors IAW mission planning/brief.”

[1] United States Department of Defense Air Land Sea Application Center (May 2020), “Multi-service Brevity Codes”, in Brevity: Multi-service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multi-service Brevity Codes‎, archived from the original on 2021-06-30, page 6: “BIRDDOG: Call to configure sensors IAW mission planning/brief.”