What is "bow wow"

n. 1 the sound of a dog barking 2 (context childish English) A dog.

Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor and television host. As Lil' Bow Wow, he released his first album, Beware of Dog in 2000 at age 13, which was followed by Doggy Bag 2001. In 2003, Bow Wow released his third album Unleashed, which was the first album released without using Lil' in his name. As of September 27, 2015, Bow Wow had officially been signed to a new label, Bad Boy Records, which is owned by Puff Daddy.

Bow Wow made his first movie appearance in All About the Benjamins, in 2002 as a cameo. In the same year, Bow Wow made his debut as the lead role in Like Mike. He later began to undertake lead roles in movies, such as Johnson Family Vacation in 2004 and Roll Bounce in 2005. He also played a supporting role in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006. Bow Wow also appeared in five episodes of the television series Entourage. He is currently working on his new album entitled Underrated and starred as Brody Nelson in CSI: Cyber until the show's cancellation in 2016.

Bow Wow is one of the transcriptions used in English to describe a dog's bark. Bow Wow may also refer to:

• Bow Wow (band), a Japanese hard rock/heavy metal band
• Bow Wow (manga), Japanese manga
• Bow Wow (rapper), an American rapper and actor
• Bow Wow Sauce, a sauce developed in the Cotswolds region of England
• Bow Wow Wow, a UK new wave band
• "Bow Wow", a song by The Fiery Furnaces from their 2003 album Gallowsbird's Bark
• "Bow Wow Blues (My Mama Treat Me like a Dog)", a song composed in the 1920s by Cliff Friend & Nat Osborne

Bow Wow is an influential Japanese rock band formed in Japan in 1975. They renamed themselves to Vow Wow in 1984, before moving to England in 1987 and disbanding in 1990. Guitarist and vocalist Kyoji Yamamoto reformed Bow Wow in 1995 with all new members, before original members Mitsuhiro Saito and Toshihiro Niimi rejoined him three years later.

In Japan their best-selling album is 1990's Mountain Top which reached number 16 on the Oricon chart, and also featured the band's best-selling single "Tell Me". Internationally their best-selling album is Helter Skelter, which reached number 75 on the UK Albums Chart.

"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" is the second single from Lil' Bow Wow's debut album Beware of Dog. It features fellow rapper Snoop Dogg.

is a Japanese manga by Terry Yamamoto. The series ran in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior and has been collected in 11 volumes. An animated adaptation entitled Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow (Modern Dog Tales Bow Wow) aired in Japan and comprised 40 episodes and one short theatrical film.