Definition of "hang-dog" [hang-dog]

• Alternative spelling of hang dog. (noun)

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• "Wrapped in the redemptive tale of an absentee father (Hugh Jackman) bonding with his son (Dakota Goyo) in order to rescue a hang-dog sparring robot from the junkyard and turn it into a populist sensation in the ring, the film features director Shawn Levy's assured way with top-level special effects, not the least being Jackman's formidable physique."
• "What would I do if I got stuck there for a whole winter, dodging the hang-dog face of a fling gone terribly awry?"
• "He dipped his head in an exaggerated hang-dog expression."