dogwater

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Meaning · English

Extremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

This is kinda my favorite exotic, I'm not gonna lie. Some of the exotic released have been dogwater but this one, so good, so good.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “dogwater” mean?

Extremely bad or unskilled (especially at a video game); trash.

Is “dogwater” formal or informal?

dogwater is generally slang.