DOGFOOD

PRONUNCIATION: (DOG-food)

MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To test a company’s product by having its employees use it in their regular workday.

ETYMOLOGY: From dog + food. The origins of the term are disputed. Earliest documented use: 1996.
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DIGFOOD - beets and other root crops, grubs, peanuts, potatoes, truffles, and any of a number of other edibles that grow undergrounnd

HOGFOOD - "What's that slop you're eating?" said Ralph Kramden to Ed Norton

DOG.FOO - an experimental dog for beta-testing; can be altered for development while original remains as archival copy