doggy

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɒ.ɡi/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.ɡi/, /ˈdɑɡ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡi

Etymology 1

From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).

Alternative forms

Noun

doggy (plural doggies)

  1. (childish or endearing) A dog, especially a small one.
    Synonyms: pup, puppy, puppy dog, pooch, poochie
    That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!
    • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 33:
      "Come on now, there's a good doggie!"
  2. (sex) Doggy style.
    Her favourite position is doggy.
  3. (military, UK, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer.
    • 2008, Iain Ballantyne, HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series:
      The Torpedo Officer and I were on the lower bridge and we each had a doggy, a young midshipman []
Translations

Adjective

doggy (not comparable)

  1. (slang, of sexual intercourse) Doggy style.

Adverb

doggy (not comparable)

  1. (slang, of sexual intercourse) Doggy style.
See also

Etymology 2

From Middle English doggi, equivalent to dog + -y (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

doggy (comparative doggier, superlative doggiest)

  1. (informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.
    • 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy:
      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.
    • 1993, John Banville, Ghosts:
      The house wore the startled doggy air of having been undeservedly rebuked. I knew the feeling.
  2. (informal) Fond of dogs.
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