doggy

¹

or dog·gie

[ daw-gee, dog-ee ]

noun

, plural dog·gies.

1. a little dog or a puppy.
2. a pet term for any dog.

doggy

²

or dog·gie

[ daw-gee, dog-ee ]

adjective

, dog·gi·er, dog·gi·est.

1. of or relating to a dog:

   a doggy smell.

2. fond of dogs:

   tweedy, doggy people.

3. pretentious; ostentatious.

doggy

/ ˈdɒɡɪ /

noun

1. a children's word for a dog

adjective

1. of, like, or relating to a dog
2. fond of dogs

Word History and Origins

Origin of doggy¹

First recorded in 1815–25; dog + -y ²

Origin of doggy²

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; dog, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Safe for your floors, this aesthetically-pleasing dog pen also features a lockable doggy door.

From Popular-Science

They haven’t yet figured out doggy day care or a walker for when both of them have to go back to work.

From Digiday

Across the country, parents prepping their pets have spiked demand for doggy day-care services.

From Washington Post

“We hit the doggy jackpot and it has made our family so much happier and healthier,” said Lobaugh.

From Washington Post

So he leases this small house, and he starts putting dogs in there, doggy daycare kind of stuff.

From Ozy

Rosemary Arnold says her clients—including a doggy-daycare owner—suffered when their town was jammed with traffic.

From The Daily Beast

Adhering to the scientific method, we ran through all the standard positions one at a time: missionary, doggy style, girl on top.

From The Daily Beast

Doggy men are freemasons, and I soon opened the conversation by speaking of the pretty fawn.

From Project Gutenberg

In spite of its rounded head and mild doggy face, the fisher belongs to those killers, the weasels.

From Project Gutenberg

"Nice doggy," the man said, his fingers scratching under the edge of the carapace where it joined the flesh.

From Project Gutenberg

The Italians look curiously rabbity in the grey-green uniform: just as our sand-colored khaki men look doggy.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet he had only guarded his master's hut, and his doggy brain resented the injustice.

From Project Gutenberg

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