doggy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɒ.ɡi/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdɔ.ɡi/, /ˈdɑɡ.i/

Noun

doggy (plural doggies)

1. (childish or endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

   That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!

2. doggy style

   Her favourite position is doggy.

3. (armed services, UK, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer.
   • 2008, Iain Ballantyne, HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series

     The Torpedo Officer and I were on the lower bridge and we each had a doggy, a young midshipman […]

Synonyms

• (small dog) pup, puppy, puppy dog, pooch, poochie

Related terms

• doggy bag
• doggy paddle
• doggy style

Translations

• French: toutou, chienchien
• German: Hündchen, (regional) Hundchen, (Bavarian German) Zamperl, Hündlein
• Italian: cagnolino
• Portuguese: cachorrinho
• Russian: соба́чка
• Spanish: perrito

Adjective

doggy (comparative doggier, superlative doggiest)

1. (informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.
2. (informal) Fond of dogs.

Translations

• German: (in compounds) Hunde-
• Italian: canino
• Russian: соба́чий

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