/dog' woSh/ (A quip in the "urgency" field of a very optional Software change requeSt, ca. 1982. It waSSomething 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)