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pup⋅py

[puhp-ee]

–noun, plural -pies.

1.	a young dog, esp. one less than a year old.

2.	Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season.

3.	pup (def. 2).

4.	a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man.

Origin:
1480–90; earlier popi. See puppet, -y ²

Related forms:

pup⋅py⋅hood, pup⋅py⋅dom, noun

pup⋅py⋅ish, adjective

pup⋅py⋅like, adjective

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