{"id":916,"date":"2024-01-04T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehistoryofenglish.com\/?p=916"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:14:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:14:21","slug":"dog-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehistoryofenglish.com\/dog-water","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDog Water\u201d – Its Meaning, Origin & Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are part of the gaming community, then you may have heard the expression \u201cdog water\u201d before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what does dog water mean? And where does the term come from? In this article, we explore the origin of \u201cdog water\u201d, its meaning and how it is typically used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Meaning of Dog Water<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201cdog water\u201d simply means \u201crubbish\u201d or \u201ctrash\u201d in slang. It is an expression that is usually used to refer to a player\u2019s skill level on the gaming platform Fortnite<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortnite is a shooter game with multiple players where different teams compete and shoot each other until one team survives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are playing a team that is much worse than you, then you can refer to this team as \u201cdog water\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a tactic to discourage and humiliate the weaker team to gain further headway in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The phrase \u201cdog\u201d water is also a more polite way of mentioning \u201cdog shit\u201d without being censored for using profanities on the game chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term is also more commonly used on other platforms now, such as Twitch and TikTok, where it has the same meaning of \u201cbeing trash\u201d or simply terribly bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDog water\u201d can also be used outside of the online community, for either the same use or simply to describe dog urine or dog feces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of Dog Water<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a large variety of examples in game chats, game forums and other platforms where users use the phrase \u201cdog water\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is mostly in combination with derogatory language and humiliating phrases to demotivate their opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are just trying you make us look stupid by with your unranked player game. You have no skills and you are absolutely dog water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also find that unknown teams or new teams are occasionally referred to as \u201cdog water\u201d, such as in the following example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese guys  must be new or just plain bad. Why are they competing against us if they are new? They are just dog water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the expression is mostly used to indicate a player\u2019s or team\u2019s skill set which is so bad that the game isn\u2019t fun anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour game is so dog water. I don\u2019t know why you want to play against us when your team is so rubbish. Taking all the fun out of the game!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players also use the term \u201cdog water\u201d to big themselves up and make their skills look better than their opponent team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour strategy and skills are absolutely garbage. We do much better than the dog water game you have shown so far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Ways to Say Dog Water<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of other slang terms that you can use instead of \u201cdog water\u201d, including rubbish, trash, rot or garbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also use non-slang terms, such as low-skilled, bad, inexperienced, amateur or rookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This being said, as the expression \u201cdog water\u201d originates from the online community where a lot of slang is used, you can get the best ways to say \u201cdog water\u201d from other slang terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternatively, you can also consider the other meaning of \u201cdog water\u201d which may refer to dog urine or dog feces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Origins of Dog Water<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201cdog water\u201d comes from the online gaming community, especially from the popular online gaming platform Fortnite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform is a big online gaming community on the market and it is used by thousands of players every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The expression \u201cdog water\u201d showed up in a chat for the first time in 2020 where it was used as a euphemism for \u201cdog shit\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Fortnite doesn\u2019t allow any inappropriate language and profanity. That\u2019s why, their chat algorithm changed the term to \u201cdog water\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes it effectively one of the many new terms created by an algorithm. In fact, it is part of an entirely new language known as \u201calgospeak\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algospeak is typically used by any gamers or anyone who wants to use a type of profanity but escape profanity censorship on platforms, such as Fortnite, Twitch or TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Urban Dictionary<\/a> picked the term \u201cdog water\u201d up in December 2020 with the definition of \u201cwhen you\u2019re absolute garbage at a video game\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this insulting expression gained more popularity, other popular online users started to use \u201cdog water\u201d on TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The phrase \u201cdog water\u201d may have originated from the biggest online gaming platform in the world, but it has gained popularity also on other channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people also have started using slang words, such as \u201cdog water\u201d offline amongst their friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This being said, the term is mostly known by teenagers and young adults who are part of the gaming community. However, even if you are not a gamer, you will likely understand the context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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