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# doge

noun (a doge, doges; the Doge); noun (Doge — slang, internet meme)

«doge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (history) The Doge was the elected ruler of the old city states of Venice and Genoa in Italy, for about a thousand years until 1797. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#m1)
2. (slang, internet) Doge is a joke internet meme of a Shiba Inu dog with funny broken English like «much wow, very amaze». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#m2)
3. Dogecoin is an online money that started as a joke based on this meme. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons it comes with Venice, its canals, trade and the Doge's Palace. Online, children see «doge» memes and Dogecoin in the news. It tells the reader a ruler of Venice, or the dog meme, depending on the context.

### Examples

- The Doge of Venice lived in a grand palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x1)
- The Doge was chosen for life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x2)
- We visited the Doge's Palace on holiday in Venice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x3)
- Venice was ruled by doges for centuries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x4)
- My cousin sent me a doge meme: «such homework, very wow». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x5)
- Dogecoin started as a joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x6)
- The doge meme uses a Shiba Inu dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced «dohzh» or «dohj» for the Venice ruler (Italian), and usually «dohj» or «dohg» for the meme. Countable: a doge, doges. The meme is slang and not for formal writing. Dogecoin and other online coins can go up and down very fast; they are risky, not safe savings.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doge.html) on Mova free.