dogwatch

n : either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

dogwash

/dog'wosh/ (A quip in the "urgency" field of a very optional

software change request, ca. 1982. It was something like

"Urgency: Wash your dog first") A project of minimal priority,

undertaken as an escape from more serious work. Many games

and much {freeware} get written this way, including {this

dictionary}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-08)