doggo

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noun

dog·go ˈdȯ-(ˌ)gō

plural doggos

slang

: dog entry 1 sense 1a

Each roughly 50-minute piece uses the human-dog connection to illuminate social issues, cultural differences, personal suffering, and how our doggos help us understand and overcome them.—

Jen Chaney

Splayed toes can cause nerve damage in the long term and lack of traction in the short term, which can lead to accidents when your doggo goes zooming after the mailman and loses its footing.—

Susan Arendt

A dog could sure use a fitness tracker this time of year. All holiday season, ham and turkey has been mysteriously "falling to the floor," right in front of an all-too-willing doggo.—

Pia Ceres and David Pierce

doggo

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adverb

dog·go ˈdȯ-(ˌ)gō

informal

: in hiding to avoid notice or detection

—used chiefly in the phrase lie doggo

Lucan said that he would "lie doggo for a bit", and nothing has been heard of him in the past thirteen years.—

Julian Symons

… nuclear submarines can lie doggo for months on the ocean bed until the designated target comes within reach.—

Alain Jacob

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The sleek Boomer 4 Bowl is available in two sizes, is tough to tip and keeps water nice and cold all day long so their doggo stays hydrated. —

Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024 Participants can decorate their doggos and/or golf carts for parade. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024 Tweet du jour: Check out this good doggo on the job with Capitol Goose Control, which uses professional pups to control geese on the National Mall. —

Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024 Here are the best doggos in this year's Puppy Bowl. —

Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doggo