dog town
nounEtymology
(theatrical): See try it on the dog.
Definitions
A community of prairie dogs.
- This ferret feeds on prairie dogs and lives in their abandoned burrows; although it will feed on other small prey, it never thrives away from the dogtowns.
A town at which a play is performed for a less important audience to gauge the likelihood…
A town at which a play is performed for a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of general success.
- He's rehearsing his first-born for a dog-town opening next week.
- And speaking of Mr. Sloan, I note that he believes Chicago is taking New Haven's place as a dog-town.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA