狗粮

狗糧
gǒuliáng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 dog food
  2. 2 (internet slang) public displays of affection forced on single people

Examples

Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi diǎn gǒuliáng.
I'm going to the supermarket to buy some dog food.
Qíngrénjié péngyǒuquān quán shì gǒuliáng.
On Valentine's Day my feed is full of couples rubbing it in.
Bié zài sā gǒuliáng le.
Stop showing off your relationship already.

Tips

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The slang sense rides on 单身狗 ('single dog' = single person). Couples showing off are 'feeding dog food' to singles; the classic collocation is 狗粮 (sā gǒuliáng, to scatter dog food).

Stroke Order

gǒu
liáng