Doggess
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female dog. rare
"The sound even called back the departing senses of the dying doggess. She drew me to her with her paws, and made an effort to lick me. The action quite melted me."
- 2 A woman. derogatory, offensive, rare
"Ten rappers were cited in the legislation, along with an excerpt from an 1811 dictionary that defined the word as “A she dog, or doggess; the most offensive appellation that can be given to an English woman.”"
Synonyms
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More examples"The sound even called back the departing senses of the dying doggess. She drew me to her with her paws, and made an effort to lick me. The action quite melted me."
Etymology
From dog + -ess.
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