Shiba Inu

noun

Shi·ba Inu ˈshē-bä-ˈē-nü

: any of a breed of small thick-coated agile dogs developed in Japan

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The acronym alludes to the name of one of Musk’s favorite memes, a picture of a Shiba Inu dog, and the name of a cryptocurrency that the tech billionaire has long boosted. —

Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024 Inspired by the viral meme of a Shiba Inu dog, software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer created Dogecoin to mock the hype and speculation surrounding it. —

Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Created as a joke by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer in 2013, Dogecoin features the likeness of the Shiba Inu dog popularized in the Doge meme. —

Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024 The Shiba Inu, Standard Poodle and Boston Terrier are members of this group. —

Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Shiba Inu