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doghouse

[dog-hous, dog-]

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noun, plural dog·hous·es

[-hou-ziz] .

a small shelter for a dog.

(on a yacht) a small cabin that presents a relatively high profile and gives the appearance of a box. Compare trunk cabin.

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Idiom

in the doghouse, Slang. in disfavor or disgrace.

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So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Origin:
1605–15; dog + house

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doghouse (ˈdɒɡˌhaʊs)

—n
1.	(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): kennel a hutlike shelter for a dog
2.	informal disfavour (in the phrase in the doghouse)

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Word Origin & History

doghouse

1611, from dog (n.) + house. Originally a kennel; the backyard type, for a single animal, is late 19c. Figurative sense of "disgrace" is from 1932.

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Idioms & Phrases

doghouse

see in the doghouse.