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 v. phr.— «Mora said Maldonado told him that he fired his shotgun into a truck occupied by two men and a woman because they were “hitting him up and mad-dogging”—street slang for showing gang signs and giving dirty looks.» —“Gang member gets life for role in killing” by Melody Mcdonald Star-Telegram (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas) Apr. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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