dogsbody Syllabification: (dogs·bod·y)Pronunciation: /ˈdôgzˌbädē/Translate dogsbody | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of dogsbody noun (plural dogsbodies) informal, chiefly British a person who is given boring, menial tasks to do:I got myself a job as typist and general dogsbody on a small magazineDerivatives dogsbodying noun dogsbody in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dogsbody in the British & World English dictionary