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View synonyms for doggy

doggy

1
or dog·gie

[ daw-gee, dog-ee ]

noun

, plural dog·gies.
  1. a little dog or a puppy.
  2. a pet term for any dog.


doggy

2
or dog·gie

[ daw-gee, dog-ee ]

adjective

, dog·gi·er, dog·gi·est.
  1. of or relating to a dog:

    a doggy smell.

  2. fond of dogs:

    tweedy, doggy people.

  3. pretentious; ostentatious.

doggy

/ ˈdɒɡɪ /

noun

  1. a children's word for a dog


adjective

  1. of, like, or relating to a dog
  2. fond of dogs

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doggy1

First recorded in 1815–25; dog + -y 2

Origin of doggy2

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; dog, -y 1

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Example Sentences

Rosemary Arnold says her clients—including a doggy-daycare owner—suffered when their town was jammed with traffic.

Adhering to the scientific method, we ran through all the standard positions one at a time: missionary, doggy style, girl on top.

Doggy men are freemasons, and I soon opened the conversation by speaking of the pretty fawn.

In spite of its rounded head and mild doggy face, the fisher belongs to those killers, the weasels.

"Nice doggy," the man said, his fingers scratching under the edge of the carapace where it joined the flesh.

The Italians look curiously rabbity in the grey-green uniform: just as our sand-colored khaki men look doggy.

Yet he had only guarded his master's hut, and his doggy brain resented the injustice.

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