pup tent

noun

: a small usually wedge-shaped tent for two persons

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And the sprawling grass fields that were recently home to dozens of tailgate parties now hold hundreds of tiny pup tents. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 In a mural behind the lower bunk, visitors can spy Donald Duck’s feet sticking out of a pup tent. — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024

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First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pup tent was in 1863

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“Pup tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup%20tent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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