Legal Definitions - dog

Dog: a term used in slang and securities to describe something undesirable or a stock that has suffered public disdain and repeated price declines or poor performance.

• "The cases assigned to the new lawyer were all dogs."
• "The company's stock has been a dog for the past year, with repeated price declines."

The first example illustrates the slang usage of the term "dog" to describe something undesirable, in this case, a lawsuit. The second example illustrates the securities usage of the term "dog" to describe a stock that has suffered public disdain and repeated price declines or poor performance.