doggy
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doggy¹
- /ˈdɒ.ɡi/ UK
- /ˈdɔ.ɡi/ US
- /ˈdɑɡ.i/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡi
noun doggies · doggie
- A dog, especially a small one. That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!
- A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer. The Torpedo Officer and I were on the lower bridge and we each had a doggy, a young midshipman […]
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Synonym of corporal.
[…] the "doggy" sometimes took a safety-lamp, and sometimes not, when he entered the mine in the morning; whether he did on the morning of the catastrophe was not apparent.
Similar: corporal
- Ellipsis of doggy style Her favourite position is doggy.
adjective
- Doggy style.
adverb
- Doggy style.
doggy²
- /ˈdɒ.ɡi/ UK
- /ˈdɔ.ɡi/ US
- /ˈdɑɡ.i/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡi
Where it comes from
From Middle English doggi, equivalent to dog + -y (adjectival suffix).
adjective doggier · doggiest
- Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog. King Lune […] had just come from making a round of the kennels with his Huntsman and had only stopped for a moment to wash his doggy hands.
- Fond of dogs. I know that, without becoming maudlin as so many doggy people unfortunately do, he thought a great deal of his faithful little companion.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: doggie, pooch, bow-wow, canine, lapdog, puppy, mutt, hound, bloodhound, pet, dogs, cat, pup, whelp, fluffy, boy
Translations
Talk about this word "doggy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doggy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. doggy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doggy "doggy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doggy.Cite this
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title = {doggy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doggy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
