doggie

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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, doggie.

Origin:
1815–25; dog + -y ²

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, doggie.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see dog, -y ¹

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dog·gie (dô'gē, dŏg'ē)

n. & adj.
Variant of doggy.

dog·gy or dog·gie (dô'gē, dŏg'ē)

n. pl. dog·gies
A dog, especially a small one.
adj. dog·gi·er, dog·gi·est
Of or suggestive of a dog; doggish.

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