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 [daw-gee, dog-ee]  

dog·gy

1   [daw-gee, dog-ee]
noun, plural -gies.
1.
a little dog or a puppy.
2.
a pet term for any dog.
Also, dog·gie.

Origin:
1815–25; dog + -y2

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dog·gy

2   [daw-gee, dog-ee]
adjective, -gi·er, -gi·est.
1.
of or pertaining to a dog: a doggy smell.
2.
fond of dogs: tweedy, doggy people.
3.
pretentious; ostentatious.
Also, dog·gie.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see dog, -y1
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doggy or doggie (ˈdɒɡɪ)
 
—n , pl -gies
1.  a children's word for a dog
 
—adj
2.  of, like, or relating to a dog
3.  fond of dogs
 
doggie or doggie
 
—n
 
—adj

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