I would like to encourage my fellow Americans to pronounce DOGE correctly (bear with me)...

[JHB]

The initial "E" of "Efficiency is not silent. Depending on how you pronounce the word, you use either a hard "e" (as in "cheat" ) or soft "e" (as in "meh" ). Therefore, in the abbreviation, it should be pronounced.

Likewise, the "G" stands for "Government", so it should be a hard "g".

So it shouldn't be pronounced like the abbreviation for the Department of Justice turned into a word (doj).

Clearly, the proper pronunciation of DOGE is DOG-E or DOG-eh.

Put a pause in there before the E, because we don't want it confused with "doggie". Doggies are good boys, and everyone associated with DOG-E is pretty much the opposite of good boys.

Thank you for your time and forbearance.

[Lovie777]

1. DOG - E..................

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. An alternate pronunciation is "Dodge" or "dodgy"

... as in dodge oversight to do very dodgy things.

[underpants]

3. DODGY

[ShazzieB]

20. That's what i was just going to say!

I think it fits perfectly, because the whole situation is incredibly dodgy!

Besides, doggy makes me think of dogs, and I like dogs. They don't deserve to be dragged into this.

[MLAA]

4. Right on. Thanks for correcting me. Below is how I've been pronouncing it! 😂

[Roxi]

8. That works for me!

I needed that today.

[3catwoman3]

16. For some reason, this reminded me of a med student I knew...

...way back when while I was in nursing school. Very smart and funny guy, who used to pronounce shitfaced as
"shi-fahzzed" when speaking of having consumed too much alcohol.

[MLAA]

17. I'll save that word for future use! 😂

[Polly Hennessey]

5. That's my pronunciation with abject apologies to all in the canine community.

[Pinback]

6. Thank you. This is how Heather Cox Richardson pronounces it

on her must-listen podcast Letters From An American (https://tinyurl.com/53r64f2w).

She occasionally slips up and pronounces it as "dojh," but it's usually "doggie." It's a small thing, but really a big thing -- ridicule them at every opportunity, and never give them one ounce of respect.

[Roxi]

7. I just say "dodgy"

Sure, there’s no D in the acronym, but the whole thing is dodgy, so it fits.

Bonus: no insult to doggies.

[3catwoman3]

10. GMTA - see my post #9 right below yours.

[Roxi]

12. Yes!

I didn’t even scroll down before posting, and now I see I’m not alone.

[JHB]

11. My thought is that the doggos won't really care, but it's the sort of thing that gets under the skin of that mango-hued

...howler monkey.

[Roxi]

14. Very true

I’m all for insulting those who deserve it!

[3catwoman3]

9. Here's an additional idea - say it like "dodgy."

2 syllables - do-ge. Pronounce the "o" like in hot, and the "ge" like in gee because this is a really dodgy creation.

[Polly Hennessey]

13. That means we can call MuskRat and his little elves --

Doggie Bros.

[pandr32]

15. How about we keep the 'ff' and add it to the e.

Efficiency has the ff sound tight to the e. Therefore...DOG-eff, as in eff off. We could make the 'g' barely audible (like many letters in French) and just say do-eff as in get f*cked. I think that works for Musk's looting agency.

[Wicked Blue]

18. The Doges of Venice

The Doge of Venice was the doge or highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697 CE to 1797 CE). The word Doge derives from the Latin Dux, meaning "leader," and Venetian Italian for “duke”, highest official of the republic of Venice for over 1,000 years. Originally referring to any military leader, becoming in the Late Roman Empire the title for a leader of an expeditionary force formed by detachments (vexillationes) from the frontier army (limitanei), separate from, but subject to, the governor of a province, authorized to conduct operations beyond provincial boundaries.

The Doge of Venice acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy. Doges were elected for life through a complex voting process.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of_Venice

[intrepidity]

19. Ok, doggie shit it is

By your logic, the crypto doge should also have the hard G, but the "eh" ending, so "dog-eh" (since "do only good everyday" ).

But yeah, Musk sure is full of doggie shit.