What Is 'Dogwater?'

Are you getting called "dogwater" by 12-year-olds in a voice chat playing your favorite game? Seeing elaborate copypastas festered with the word on Twitch and want to know what exactly does it mean? Here's our explanation for the slang term and popular gaming insult.

Where Does "Dogwater" Come From?

The insult "dogwater" or "dog water," similar in meaning to popular insults such as "dogsh*t" and "trash," originated in the Fortnite community in late 2020, but didn't quite become widespread until December that year. The word owes a large share of its popularity to Fortnite content creator Zachology, who on December 18th that year, acting as parody character Piece Control Kyle, posted a TikTok in which he trash talked an opponent in an elaborate fashion, using the insult "dogwater" among others.

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6907511992798498053

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6908282319904230662

Where are you going, you're lost, Dollar Tree headset, so free, freer than a public restroom, you're literally dogwater, zero PR, earnings check? Oh, we have none.

The expression quickly caught up with other Fortnite creators using the Piece Control Kyle character.

Now, why "dogwater" of all possible insults? One popular explanation is that the term would not get a streamer or YouTuber flagged like "dogsh*t" would for example, and that's why this euphemism got so popularized.

Through 2021, the word spread all over the gaming scene. For example, by March 2021 Dream SMP members and Ludwig were actively actively using it.

"Dogwater" Usage In Memes

Besides being used as gaming slang and as something to comment in your neighborhood Twitch chat, "dogwater" also spawned a few memes. First of all, TikTokers have been using "dogwater" clips by Zachology as sound effect, with one of the them being used in over 42,000 videos already.

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6934692439986867457

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6909680197470063877

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6926678636372299014

Also, Zachology's "dogwater" insults have been actively used as copypastas, primarily on Twitch and YouTube.

Why Do People Say Dogwater?

The term "dogwater" has been a popular video game insult since late 2020. The word is similar in its meaning to "dogs**t" and "trash," so if somebody is calling you that, they are either disappointed with your performance or just extremely salty.

What Is Dogwater on Twitch?

If a person calls somebody "dogwater," they are saying that the player has inferior skill and is bad at the game.

Examples of "Dogwater" In a Sentence

• Why are you so dogwater?
• Just push mid, their entire team is dogwater.
• I hate these new nerfs to Gibraltar, he's literally dogwater now.

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For the full history of Dogwater, be sure to check out our full entry on the exclamation here for even more information.