doggy

English

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

Etymology 1

From dog +‎ -y (“diminutive suffix”).

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Noun

doggy (plural doggies)

  1. (childish or affectionate) A dog, especially a small one.
    That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!
  2. doggy style
    Her favourite position is doggy.
  3. (armed services, Britain, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior, a gofer.
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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.
    • 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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