DOG TAG Definition & Meaning

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dog tag

noun

a small disk or strip attached to a dog's harness or collar stating owner, home, etc.
identification tag.
Informal.
1. any tag for a suitcase, camera, or other personal possession with the owner's name or address.
2. a tag or card with a person's name or affiliation, worn at conventions, large meetings, etc.

dog tag

noun

slang.
a military personal-identification disc

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dog tag¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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His wife lost the military fatigues her father wore when he was killed in Iraq, though the couple recovered his dog tags and “challenge coin.”

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Her next memory, she told police, was lying on a bed or couch with Hegseth’s dog tags hovering over her face.

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The alleged victim told police her next memory was being underneath Hegseth in his hotel room with the ex-National Guardsman’s dog tags dangling over her face.

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The enemy had removed and scattered their dog tags.

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Indoors hang Pte Stone's Army dog tags – the identification discs he was wearing when he died.

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