Jul 4, 2008 01:23
15 yrs ago
English term

dog collar

Non-PRO English Other Human Resources collar
What does dog collar mean, with respect to white collar, blue collar jobs/employees

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clergyman's (or clergywoman's) collar

The collar worn by Christian clergymen and women (priests, pastors or ministers) in many denominations, also called a "Roman collar".
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-07-04 01:48:21 GMT)
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Ironically, the first reference is about the wearing of a Roman collar by a non-Christian clergyman.
It may also be noted that there are some Christian denominations whose clergy do not use any distinctive mode of dress.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jennifer Levey
7 mins
agree Demi Ebrite : Adding to Ken's opinion - 'dog collar' is a slang-type reference to the item, not to be used formally.
1 hr
agree Heidi C : check also http://www.wordspy.com/words/dirty-white-collar.asp saludos...
2 hrs
agree Phong Le
4 hrs
agree Jack Doughty
5 hrs
agree Ken Cox : IMO only used in *distinctly informal* context (i.e. I'd be surprised to see this in something like a business report)
8 hrs
An important point to note; thanks.
agree Liam Hamilton
2 days 6 hrs
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