UP DOGとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

updog (countable and uncountable, plural updogs)

1. (yoga) A yoga pose in which the practitioner lies prone with the torso erect, supported by the arms, and the head tilted back.
   • 2003, Schneider, Carrie, American Yoga‎, →OCLC:

     Mary Dunn recommends moving into a variation of Updog that teaches you what is necessary to avoid compressing the lower back in the pose.

   • 2014 August 28, “'Yoga's not just for girls!': 'Broga' - aimed at men and created by an American footballer turned bodybuilder - is the latest way for guys to tone up”, in Daily Mail, Australia:

     Push your shoulders back and lift the raised leg high, then drop back into the updog.

   • 2016, Stephanie A. Prendergast, Elizabeth H. Akincilar, Pelvic Pain Explained: What You Need to Know, →ISBN, page 113:

     yoga postures that stretch the abs, such as “cow” pose and “updog” pose

   • 2018 December 12, Kate Kendall, “What You Need To Know About Practicing Yoga When You're Pregnant”, in Sporteluxe:

     I don't think I'll ever forget watching one of my clients do a full expression of updog one week before giving birth. I was in awe at her grace.

   • 2019 January 1, Nish O'Connor, “You really *can* restore your wellness on the party island of Ibiza, here's how...”, in Glamour:

     As we stretched through various postures to lengthen and soothe the body with the sound of the sea and birds in the background, with every updog I was hit with the beautiful views once more, and came out feeling like a new (bendier) woman.

同意語

• upward dog
• upward-facing dog
• urdhvamukha shvanasana

参考

• downdog

語源 2

Clipping of "What's up, dog?" Earliest known citation from 2000.

名詞

updog (plural updogs)

1. (humorous) A fictional ostensible substance coined to trick a victim into asking "What's updog?"
   • 2000 December 6, “Jokes that make you groan and/or wanna smack your forehead”, in Ars OpenForum‎, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:

     Me: Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here?

     Them: What's updog?

     Me: Nothin', what's up with you?

     *SLAP*

     -Forbin

   • 2005 March 17, Carleton University, The Charlatan‎:

     "It smells kinda gross in here, like updog."
     "Really? I don't smell anything. What's updog?. . . I can't believe I just said that. Jake, you're terrible."

   • 2006 January 19, The Office, season 2, episode 13:

     Jim Halpert: "Is it me or does it smell like updog in here?
     Michael Scott: "What's updog?
     Jim Halpert: "Nothin' much what's up with you"?

参考

• bofa
• ligma
• sugma
• Sugondese