Meaning and background
The story behind Danger
Danger can be chosen as comic exaggeration, perhaps for a dog whose boldest act is stealing a cushion. Merriam-Webster records exposure to injury or loss and something that causes such risk, along with older senses. The ordinary word supplies the joke; it does not establish a dog's actual behavior. A specific fictional namesake would add another association, but the cited evidence here concerns the English vocabulary itself.
- Association
- English word associated with exposure to harm or a cause of risk. Source
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About Danger
Recorded as a dog’s name
Danger appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/deɪndʒɚ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/deɪndʒɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1D EY1 N JH ER0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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