lap dog

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæpdɒɡ/

Noun

lap dog (plural lap dogs)

1. A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawn#Etymology 2|fawning lover.

   Synonyms: ass-kisser, bootlicker, sycophant, toady

Translations

• French: chien-chien, bichon, chien de salon, chien de manchon
• German: Schoßhund, Schoßhündin
• Portuguese: cão de colo
• Russian: комнатный
• Spanish: perro faldero

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