Doge is a term that can refer to different things, depending on the context. Here are some of the most common meanings:
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Doge (meme): This is the most well-known meaning of the term. Doge is an Internet meme that became popular in 2013. It consists of a picture of a Shiba Inu dog, accompanied by multicolored text in Comic Sans font in the foreground. The text, representing a kind of internal monologue, is deliberately misspelled and ungrammatical, and often includes the words "wow," "such," "very," and "much").
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Doge (title): This refers to the highest official of the Republic of Venice for more than 1,000 years (from the 8th to the 18th century) and symbol of the sovereignty of the Venetian state. The title was also used relatively briefly in Genoa. The office of doge originated when the city was nominally subject to the Byzantine Empire and became permanent in the mid-8th century. The doge was chosen from among the ruling families of Venice and held office for life. By the 15th century, the office had assumed the character of prince subject to law.
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Dogecoin: This is a cryptocurrency named after the Doge meme. It was created in 2013 by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, and its logo features the Shiba Inu dog from the Doge meme.
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Döge: This is a village in north-east Hungary.
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DOGE (database): This is an academic bibliographic database, also known as Documentation en Gestion des Entreprises, in French.
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Doge (nickname): This can refer to a nickname for a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend, or a moderate or small amount.
In summary, Doge can refer to a popular Internet meme featuring a Shiba Inu dog, a historical Italian chief of state, a cryptocurrency, a village in Hungary, an academic bibliographic database, or a nickname for a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend.
