What Does Doge Mean?

[Gsusangrey]

Hey, could someone help me understand what ‘doge’ means? I’m curious: what’s the full history, how is it used nowadays, and are there different meanings I should know about?”

 

[niyati]

Doge" has two main meanings:

1. Historically, the chief magistrate and head of state in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
2. Internet Culture: A famous internet meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog with short, broken-English captions in Comic Sans font (e.g., "much wow"). This meme also inspired the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

 

[danisjohn]

“Doge” is an internet meme that features a Shiba Inu dog with humorous, broken-English captions like “such wow” and “very amaze.” It became popular online, inspired Dogecoin cryptocurrency, and is often used playfully to express excitement or sarcasm.

 

[SK_Tech]

“Doge” originally comes from an internet meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog with funny, broken English captions like “much wow” or “so cool.” It later became the name of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, inspired by the meme.

 

[jainnorton]

The DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) is a project by the second Trump administration that has been set up in the USA. The government has stated it to be the main goal to upgrade IT, improve the productivity to the maximum limit, and eliminate unnecessary regulations and expenditures in the federal government.