My dogs are barking

[legion451]

Does anyone know the origin of the phrase " my dog's are barking"? i know the definition, my feet are hurting, but I was wondering why feet are referred to as dogs. I have seen other situations where dog was used as a synonym for feet, and I was curious about the reason why. Can anybody help me?

[banderas]

Originally Posted by legion451

Does anyone know the origin of the phrase " my dog's are barking"? i know the definition, my feet are hurting, but I was wondering why feet are referred to as dogs. I have seen other situations where dog was used as a synonym for feet, and I was curious about the reason why. Can anybody help me?

Hi,
welcome to the forum,
Dogs is a slang term for feet.
See this:
"My dogs are barking" in The AnswerBank: Phrases & Sayings

[ron potter]

Have to agree with you that this is not an expression common to Londoners. I am a Londoner and first heard this when I was in the Army and not from a Londoner. Using Cockney grammar it should also read, "Me dogs is barking," but this is won´t get you a response from the Web!!!

[bhaisahab]

I think it has somethig to do with the expression, 'barking mad'. Barking mad = bad in rhyming slang. Thus, 'My feet are barking (mad)) = 'My feet are bad'.

[pau92]

it means that your feet hurt.