lap dog
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lap dog
- /ˈlæpdɒɡ/
noun lap dogs · lap-dog · lapdog
- 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. A lady loses her muff, her fan, or her lap-dog, and so the silly poet runs home to versify the disaster.
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A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
As a lady's lap-dog Leonard did not excel. He was not an Italian, still less a Frenchman.
Similar: ass-kisser, bootlicker, sycophant, toady
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noun small dog suited to resting in its master's lap
| Español | perro faldero, perrito faldero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ラップ・ドッグ rappu doggu |
| 中文 | 寵物狗 /宠物狗 chǒngwù gǒu, 小狗 xiǎogǒu |
| हिन्दी | छोटा कुत्ता choṭā kuttā |
| Português | cão de colo |
| Français | chien-chien, bichon, chien de salon, chien de manchon |
| Deutsch | Schoßhund, Schoßhündin, Schoßhündchen |
| Ελληνικά | σκυλάκι skyláki |
| Русский | ко́мнатная соба́чка kómnatnaja sobáčka |
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