also: いぬぐい
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
eating like a dog; eating with head down; sloppy eating
Describes the manner of eating directly from a bowl or plate without lifting it, often with one's head lowered, like a dog. Considered poor table manners in Japan.
犬食いは行儀が悪いとよく言われる。
It is often said that eating like a dog is bad manners.
彼はいつも犬食いをし
He always eats with his head down and doesn't pick up his bowl.
noun
Archaic meaning referring to the act of dogs fighting. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
江戸時代には犬食いを見世物にすることがあった。
In the Edo period, dogfighting was sometimes put on as a spectacle.