updog

English

Etymology 1
The updog position

Noun

updog (countable and uncountable, plural updogs)

  1. (yoga) A yoga pose in which the practitioner lies prone with the torso erect, supported by the arms, and the head tilted back.
    • 2003, Schneider, Carrie, American Yoga‎, →OCLC:
      Mary Dunn recommends moving into a variation of Updog that teaches you what is necessary to avoid compressing the lower back in the pose.
    • 2014 August 28, “'Yoga's not just for girls!': 'Broga' - aimed at men and created by an American footballer turned bodybuilder - is the latest way for guys to tone up”, in Daily Mail, Australia:
      Push your shoulders back and lift the raised leg high, then drop back into the updog.
    • 2016, Stephanie A. Prendergast, Elizabeth H. Akincilar, Pelvic Pain Explained: What You Need to Know, →ISBN, page 113:
      yoga postures that stretch the abs, such as “cow” pose and “updog” pose
    • 2018 December 12, Kate Kendall, “What You Need To Know About Practicing Yoga When You're Pregnant”, in Sporteluxe:
      I don't think I'll ever forget watching one of my clients do a full expression of updog one week before giving birth. I was in awe at her grace.
    • 2019 January 1, Nish O'Connor, “You really *can* restore your wellness on the party island of Ibiza, here's how...”, in Glamour:
      As we stretched through various postures to lengthen and soothe the body with the sound of the sea and birds in the background, with every updog I was hit with the beautiful views once more, and came out feeling like a new (bendier) woman.
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Etymology 2

Clipping of "What's up, dog?" Earliest known citation from 2000.

Noun

updog (plural updogs)

  1. (humorous) A fictional ostensible substance coined to trick a victim into asking "What's updog?"
    • 2000 December 6, “Jokes that make you groan and/or wanna smack your forehead”, in Ars OpenForum‎, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:
      Me: Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here?<P>Them: What's updog?<P>Me: Nothin', what's up with you?<P>*SLAP*<P>-Forbin
    • 2005 March 17, Carleton University, The Charlatan‎:
      "It smells kinda gross in here, like updog."
      "Really? I don't smell anything. What's updog?. . . I can't believe I just said that. Jake, you're terrible."
    • 2006 January 19, The Office, season 2, episode 13:
      Jim Halpert: "Is it me or does it smell like updog in here?
      Michael Scott: "What's updog?
      Jim Halpert: "Nothin' much what's up with you"?

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