Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A young dog; a pup.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A doll; a puppet.
- noun A young dog; a whelp; also, by extension, a young seal or other young carnivore.
- noun A conceited, frivolous, and impertinent man; a silly young fop or coxcomb: used in contempt.
- noun A white bowl or buoy used in the herring-fisheries to mark the position of the net nearest the fishing-boat.
- To bring forth puppies; whelp. Also
pup .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.
- noun A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
- intransitive verb To bring forth whelps; to pup.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A young
dog . - noun A young
rat . - noun A young
seal . - noun slang, usually in the plural A woman’s
breast . - noun informal A (generic)
thing ; particularly something that is anuisance ; asucker . - verb transitive To bring forth
whelps ; topup .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inexperienced young person
- noun a young dog
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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How the 'Obama puppy' can help end animal homelessness yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'How the \'Obama puppy\' can help end animal homelessness '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: It won\'t happen overnight, but if we vow always to do two simple things-adopt animals from shelters or rescue groups rather than buy them from breeders or pet shops and get our animals spayed or neutered-then together, yes, we can end animal homelessness once and for all. '
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The term "puppy mill" generally refers to a large commercial breeding operation where the animals do not receive proper care.
The Seattle Times 2011
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And please do not let anyone talk you into doing a "condition retrieve" (force breaking) until after your puppy is a year old.
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And please do not let anyone talk you into doing a "condition retrieve" (force breaking) until after your puppy is a year old.
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Lol, thanx Lobes, the puppy is a temporary measure, just seeing if I could get it to work.
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This puppy is the cutest thing I've ever seen (and should totally be a feature on Cute Overload).
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This puppy is the cutest thing I've ever seen (and should totally be a feature on Cute Overload).
Archive 2006-04-01 2006
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Who's the ass-clown that wrote this show's pilot and said, "Oh yeah, this puppy is my retirement vehicle!"
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While the puppy is a loyal companion, the boy still seems depressed, so she gets him a tricycle, which he takes to with a zeal.
Review: The Triplets of Belleville Kevin 2004
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He had, like -- you know what we call puppy dog eyes?
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“Any guy, in my experience, who has to constantly tell you how tough he is ... is not a tough guy,” Avenatti said of Michael Cohen, the attorney who was the subject of FBI raids on Monday. “He’s closer to a purse puppy than a tough guy,” Avenatti said.
Stormy Lawyer Taunts Trump: Michael Cohen Will ‘Fold Like A Cheap Deck Of Cards’ Ed Mazza 2018
slumry commented on the word puppy
Funny, I am not finding refence to the slangy, vague meaning of that "thing."
July 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word puppy
It's listed on Urban Dictionary ("ud" link under the word).
July 12, 2007
sionnach commented on the word puppy
A measure of happiness: the quantity of happiness which one 1 kilogram beagle puppy whose body temperature is 310 kelvins produces when held in skin contact for one second.
July 28, 2008
Telofy commented on the word puppy
"Trying to send him to a specific place is sort of like... like... trying to hit a puppy, by throwing a live bee at it." - Willow, BtVS (Triangle)
September 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word puppy
Accidentally found this site: VeryCutePuppies.com. It's true, there really is a site out there for everyone.
July 23, 2009