Usually means: Hot, sultry days of summer.
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  23. dog days: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dog days)

noun:  (archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.
noun:  The unpleasantly hot days of late summer.
noun:  Any similar period of inactivity, laziness, or stagnation.

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