doge

noun2

1. •
   (Internet, humorous) Specifically, a Shiba Inu, as in the doge meme.

   • Bobsled wasn't the only Dogecoin-backed sporting success. Fans of Nascar will recognise the car driven by Josh Wise, emblazoned, as it is, with the adorable little doge on its bonnet (pictured above). — 2015
2. •
   (historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

   • In the thirteenth century, a new method of appointing the doge, by the famous ballot of Venice, a complicated mixture of choice and chance, was adopted. — 1797

verb1

1. •
   To fire, scale back or remove in an attempt to improve efficiency.

   • There was a huge exodus over at the National Archives for snickety librarians were getting DOGEd silly. — 2025

noun1

1. •
   (informal) Clipping of Dogecoin (“a unit of the cryptocurrency”).