English Explanatory Dictionary

on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. It is easy to conceal someone's identity on the Internet.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.wav

Word forms

on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog on the Internet nobody knows you're a dog

Etymology

From the caption of a 1993 cartoon by Peter Steiner, which depicts a dog operating behind a computer.

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