puppy
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
puppies
plural
puppies
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUPPY
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1
:
a young dog
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Our dog just had four puppies.
2
US, informal
a
— used in a playful way to refer to a thing
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Why isn't the grill on? Fire that puppy up! [=turn on the grill]
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This is a big program. You'll need a lot of RAM to run this puppy on your computer.
b
— used in a playful way to refer to a person
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If they thought the new mayor would be easy to bribe, they picked the wrong puppy. [=the wrong guy]
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That guy is one sick puppy. [=that guy is crazy, cruel, or disgusting]
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I was one tired puppy [=I was very tired] after a long day of hiking.
