Bow Wow

Dog bark sound

Bow wow imitates a dog's bark, used especially in speech to children or in playful contexts: The doggy says bow wow.

It can also function as a noun for a dog itself, in baby talk or humorous register: Look at the little bow wow.

The spelling varies: bow-wow, bowwow.

onomatopoeia

bark

Sharp canine vocalization

  • woofVocalization from canines
  • arfWritten canine sound
  • yapBark shrilly or jabber

howl · ruff · dog · puppy · growl · snarl · canine · pet · hound · fetch

rapper

Snoop Dogg

Opposites
animal sound type

Bow Wowmeow

Feline vocalization

moo · oink · neigh · baa · hiss

rapper career trajectory

Bow WowJay-Z

Drake · Eminem · Snoop Dogg · Lil Wayne · Kanye West

hip-hop credibility/authenticity

Bow WowTupac

Deceased hip-hop icon

The Notorious B.I.G. · Kendrick Lamar · J. Cole · Scarface · Ice Cube

Family

bowwow, bowwows

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G