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dog⋅go

[daw-goh, dog-oh]
–adverb
1. Informal. in concealment; out of sight.
2. lie doggo, British Slang. to keep out of sight; hide: Lie doggo until the excitement blows over.

Origin:
1890–95; appar. dog + -o
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dog·go   (dô'gō, dŏg'ō)   
adv.   Informal
In concealment: "'You'd better lie doggo,' I advised her out of my own nervousness" (John M. Myers).

[Probably from dog.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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doggo [ˈdɔgo]

  1. mod.
    hidden away; quiet and waiting. (See also lie doggo.) : This error was there, doggo, for nearly thirty years.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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