lie doggo

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lie doggo

/laɪ ˈdɒɡəʊ/ UK
/laɪ ˈdɔɡoʊ/ US
/-ˈdɑ-/ US, cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒɡəʊ

Where it comes from

From lie + doggo, referring to the tendency of dogs to lie quietly and sleep lightly. Doggo is probably from dog + -o (colloquializing suffix).

verb lies doggo · lying doggo · lay doggo · lain doggo

intransitive, slang To lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection; also (by extension), to stay hidden by being discreet and not drawing attention; to keep a low profile, to lie low. I used to send out spies, and act on their information. As soon as a man came in and told me of a gang in hiding, I'd take thirty men with some grub, and go out and look for them, while the other subaltern lay doggo in camp.
Similar: play doggo

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verb to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection

Русский	зале́чь на дно zaléčʹ na dno, затаи́ться zataítʹsja

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@misc{lie_doggo_2026,
  title = {lie doggo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lie%20doggo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}