maddog
Foaming feral hound
Maddog, also spelled mad dog or mad-dog, describes someone who acts with reckless aggression or violent unpredictability.
As a verb, to maddog someone is to stare them down in a hostile, intimidating way—a look meant to provoke or assert dominance.
He was maddogging me from across the bar.
The term evokes the image of a rabid dog: dangerous, irrational, and not to be approached.
It appears in nicknames for people considered wild or unhinged.
Hostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
intimidating · hostile · violent · vicious · fierce · pugnacious · truculent · bullying
Violently extreme or fervent
- strayWander from course
- untamedNot domesticated
- snarlingVocalized hostile warning
- foamingProducing froth or bubbles
cornered · desperate · survival · predatory · territorial · pack · alpha · scavenger
Harshly conspicuous or bright
- gloweringStaring with displeasure
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- intenseExtreme in degree
- unblinkingNot closing one's eyes
fixed · intimidating · threatening · burning · furious · penetrating · wild-eyed · bulging
belligerent
Hostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
menacing · intimidating · hostile · violent · vicious · fierce · pugnacious · truculent · bullying · antagonistic
rabid
Violently extreme or fervent
foaming · cornered · desperate · survival · predatory · territorial · pack · alpha · scavenger · growling
glaring
Harshly conspicuous or bright
unblinking · fixed · intimidating · threatening · burning · furious · penetrating · wild-eyed · bulging · menacing
crazed
Wildly out of control
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- maniacalInsanely frenzied
unstable · erratic · unpredictable · wild-eyed · frothing · raving · lunatic · demented · unbalanced · psycho
tough guy
Intimidating, resilient person
goon · brute · aggressor · hothead · bruiser · punk · hooligan · rowdy · troublemaker · instigator
maddoggentle soul
Naturally kind person
docile · meek · lamb · pussycat · teddy bear
maddoggentleman
Courteous, honorable man
diplomat · peacemaker · straight arrow · boy scout · choir boy