road dog

• road dawg

road dog (plural road dogs)

1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A trusted friend.
   • 2002, Stephen J. Cannell, The Viking Funeral (Shane Scully; 2), Allen & Unwin, →ISBN:

     "It's a big laydown, so a few of my old road dogs and me been bustin' moves and doin' doors on some serious assholes."

   • 2013, Roger Griffin, Transgressions: How One Man Survived Big Intercity Corruption, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 217:

     After she lied about the bullet going through the apartment to the police, I moved out and stayed with my road dog.

   • 2016 February 26, Jorge Castillo, quoting Markieff Morris, “For Markieff Morris, trade to Wizards will bring some home cooking”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-01-21:

     And I think it'll be a great thing for me, being able to see my mom a lot. That's my road dog. We do a lot together. She's one of my best friends.

   • 2020 November 7, Tyler Seggerman, quoting Dustin Muir, “Toledo teen sinks spot on Team USA to compete in World Junior Pool Championships”, in WTOL‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 January 2023:

     Ben Kleinfelter and Zaiden Leary, they are my road dogs. It's a quick and fun way to be around your friends and make a little money on the side.

• “road dog”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present