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What is the recent obsession with ‘raw dogging’?
The colloquial phrase is popping up everywhere, despite its unfortunate origins. What does it mean and why can’t I have a wee on a plane?
People keep telling me I’m ‘raw dogging’ the city because I refuse to carry a rucksack to work.
Of the endless colloquial terms that seem to spawn from Gen Z and TikTok, this is probably my favourite — along with saying ‘pause’ at anything that unintentionally sounds remotely erotic.
A year ago, I’d only ever heard the phrase applied to describe sex without a condom. Gen Z’s ability to turn something easily deducible into another vague in-joke has once again shone through, however.
Now, you can play fast and loose with the definition. Turned up to a work meeting hungover and without checking your notes? You raw dogged it. Watched The Acolyte without ever seeing the original Star Wars movies? You raw dogged the franchise. Sat for an entire plane journey without food, water, or a toilet break?
Why?
