Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Dachshund vs. sausage dog vs. badger dog
English answer:
dachshund; dachsie
Added to glossary by
Sven Petersson
Mar 17, 2005 12:55
19 yrs ago
English term
Poland
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Dachshund vs. sausage dog vs. badger dog
Non-PRO
English
Marketing
Other
correct name for a dog breed
A Polish bus manufacturer has adopted a green dachshund logo for its range of low floor buses (long, low-slung and generally good-natured/friendly). To see the logo on the front of the buses please click on:
www.solarisbus.pl/sol_bus.html
I need an English name for the logo. "Dachshund" seems very official and does not sound partucularly well, "sausage dog" seems too colloquial, even though the logo itself is tongue-in-cheek. Is "badger dog" the answer here then?
Your opinions will be much appreciated :-)
www.solarisbus.pl/sol_bus.html
I need an English name for the logo. "Dachshund" seems very official and does not sound partucularly well, "sausage dog" seems too colloquial, even though the logo itself is tongue-in-cheek. Is "badger dog" the answer here then?
Your opinions will be much appreciated :-)
Responses
| 5 +2 | dachshund, dachsie |
Sven Petersson
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| 3 +10 | dachshund |
Nick Somers (X)
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| 5 +1 | "weiner dog" |
Robert Donahue (X)
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| 4 +1 | sausie |
Clauwolf
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+2
18 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
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English
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, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
dachshund, dachsie
Officially (FCI): dachshund
Informally: dachsie
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-03-17 13:19:56 GMT)
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\"Sausage dog\" is insulting, and therefore an unsuitable translation for your purpose.
\"Badger dog\" is not a breed, but a most controversial use of the dog.
Informally: dachsie
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-03-17 13:19:56 GMT)
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\"Sausage dog\" is insulting, and therefore an unsuitable translation for your purpose.
\"Badger dog\" is not a breed, but a most controversial use of the dog.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I believe "Dachsie" indeed would be most appropriate for my purpose as it sounds not only like a generic name, but also, uses with a degree of affection, like a pampered pet's name. Thank you, Sven :-)"
+10
1 min
dachshund
Not technical at all.
Sausage dog too facetious
Sausage dog too facetious
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
JeffFish (X)
: Gary Larson hilariously called 'em "wiener dogs"
0 min
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| agree |
Alison Schwitzgebel
: they get nicknamed "sausage dogs", but the correct term is dachshund. Never heard them called a badger dog in English!
6 mins
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| agree |
awilliams
: http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/epa0391l.jpg
7 mins
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| agree |
Can Altinbay
: Yes. And JeffFish, you took the words right out of my mouth. Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows) kept the tradition.
34 mins
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| agree |
tazdog (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
juvera
2 hrs
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| agree |
John Bowden
3 hrs
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| agree |
mportal
7 hrs
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| agree |
Refugio
: This is the common, everyday name in the US.
7 hrs
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| agree |
conejo
: Most people know what a dachshund breed is. A sausage dog sounds like what I am going to eat for lunch! Badger dog--I've never heard of it.
9 hrs
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+1
1 hr
sausie
:) Compact from "sausage"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Bowden
: This is by far the Wurst suggestion so far...
1 hr
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a "sausie" conclusion :)
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+1
1 day 4 hrs
"weiner dog"
This is a very common nickname for dashhunds. again, you have the whole "tongue-in-cheek" issue to deal with but it's cute and in common usage. Just another option.
A search for "weiner dog" on google; Results 1 - 10 of about 28,100 for "weiner dog". (0.10 seconds)
A search for "weiner dog" on google; Results 1 - 10 of about 28,100 for "weiner dog". (0.10 seconds)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
gtreyger (X)
: What about a "weiner bus"?
7 hrs
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Haha...I love it. The Polish Weiner Bus!!! Very cute.
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