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in the doghouse. The expression in the doghouse, “out of fa- vor or undergoing punishment,” isn’t of ancient origin but is an Americanism first recorded toward the end of the 19th century. Possibly the term originated during the African slave trade, when sailors locked the hatches at night, to prevent slaves from escaping, and slept on deck in tiny sleeping cubicles called “dog- houses.” There is no evidence, however, to support this theory, or any other for that matter. |