However, there are some quirky ditties that even a multigenerational Southerner might not have ever heard.

One such saying is “putting on the dog.”

Let’s get a few things out of the way.

Putting On The Dog Phrase

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Someone might say it about others in good-natured talk or themselves as a self-deprecating compliment.

Here are instances in which “putting on the dog” is an appropriate description.

It can go for people, events, items, or really anything a Southerner dubs it so.

Though, a mean-spirited person could attempt to use it in that way.

(Sadly, there’s always someone.)

It’s a fun one.