on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog



on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog

A phrase that highlights the anonymous nature of online correspondence. It originally appeared in a cartoon by Peter Steiner. A: "I can't say something that mean, even to a stranger." B: "Oh, sure you can! On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."
See also: dog, know, nobody, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Izar-Basque
Dipak-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Athey['æθi]
NuÑO-Medieval Spanish
Zabulon-Biblical Latin
Muireall-Scottish