plural shar-pei also shar-peis
often capitalized S&P
: any of an ancient breed of dogs originating in China that have loose wrinkled skin especially when young, a short bristly coat, blue-black tongue, and wide blunt muzzle
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An anxious shar-pei dog named Broccoli, with a very unusual habit, has quickly gone viral on social media, leaving internet users in stitches.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Dog rescued after hiker spots her bright eyes A 2-year-old female shar-pei mix was rescued from the Lookout Mountain Preserve in late April.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
Murdoch is currently etched as a shar-pei in my notebook.
—Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Dog rescued after hiker spots her bright eyes A 2-year-old female shar-pei mix was rescued from the Lookout Mountain Preserve in late April.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
Murdoch is currently etched as a shar-pei in my notebook.
—Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Shar-pei.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shar-pei. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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