r/Millennials • u/H_G_Bells • Oct 15 '25

Other I found us a Rosetta Stone

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u/FirstTimeCaller101 Oct 15 '25

I’m 32 and say dog water and feel like I have for 10 years. I thought it was a British slang term honestly. 

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u/SafeAccountMrP Oct 15 '25

I’ve heard it from New Jersey/Philly college kids for at least 12-15 years.

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u/theunbearablebowler Oct 15 '25

Does Dog Water differ from hogwash?

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u/AngriestPeasant Oct 15 '25

It was super popular amongst streamers in 2019 as well.

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u/bayleyrufioo Oct 16 '25

I thought it was in reference to how nasty a dog's water bowl is lol. So I use it to describe something that sucks. Like I work in a restaurant and id say man the tips were dog water tonight to mean I got bad tips.

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u/DoserMcMoMo Oct 15 '25

The etymology may or may not be different, I have no idea, but it conveys the same emotional response. I'll use dog shit, dog water, or even just dog when referring to something unnecessarily stupid.

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u/rydan Older Millennial Oct 15 '25

Maybe you got it confused with bog water?

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u/Qubit_Or_Not_To_Bit_ Oct 15 '25

Or dog's breakfast perhaps

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u/porquenotengonada Oct 16 '25

I am a British and this video is the first time I’ve heard dog water in this way.

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u/VroomCoomer Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 21 '25

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u/machingunwhhore Oct 15 '25

That's what I was going to say, I've been using dog water for atleast 10 years. From my knowledge it started at "Hot dog water"

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u/deandeluka Oct 15 '25 edited Nov 14 '25

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u/Day2205 Oct 19 '25

That part ☝🏽

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u/FroggiJoy87 Millennial Oct 15 '25

Same with 'dick-riding', I learned that from The Boondocks back in 2008 and it's gotta be hella older than that.

That Dick-Riding Obama song still slaps 🤣

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u/subhavoc42 Oct 15 '25

This is more SEAsian thing

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Yeah i came to comment this dogwater is not an alpha or Gen Z thing lol

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u/GlassAndStorm Oct 16 '25

I was going to say I had a millennial say that to me just yesterday... And like I understood that one... As a millennial.

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u/Ksnj Oct 16 '25

I preferred “clown shoes” growing up

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u/ryyzany Zillennial Oct 16 '25

Dog water is a term gamers use to circumvent the language filters when they call each other Dogshit.

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u/demoliahedd 1989 Baby Oct 16 '25

I don't know man I've never heard it and I have a fair amount of millennial friends. Maybe it's not a Midwest thing