dog tag

noun

: an identification tag (as for military personnel or pets)

Examples of dog tag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Recover dog tags to score for your team and deny enemy score. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 This market is a strange concoction of karaoke bars, bric-a-brac and items from that war on sale: photos, medals and dog tags from men who were lost and never found. Richard Quest, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024 The woman then contacted Rulon because Gigi was wearing a dog tag with the rescue’s number. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 With his father’s dog tags around his neck, carrying a 60-pound backpack, Adam Tarlin stepped onto the footpath—and into a new self. Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for dog tag 

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dog tag was in 1882

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“Dog tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dog%20tag. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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