North American EnglishWestern United Statesneutralliteral
- A small burrowing rodent of the genera Cynomys, native to the grasslands of North America; commonly called a prairie dog.
North American EnglishWestern United Statesneutral
- A burrow or hole made by a prairie dog; used literally for the animal's excavation and figuratively to denote a small, shallow hole in the ground.
North American EnglishWestern United Statesinformalcolloquialpejorative
- An insulting or teasing term for a person, implying smallness, scruffiness, awkwardness, or unattractiveness; often playful or mock‑affectionate.
North American Englishinformalregional
- A landscape or locality characterised by numerous prairie dog burrows; by extension, a small, sparsely populated settlement or 'town' in prairie country.