adv, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dog. Internet, childish, informal

   "They might look pretty, but many houseplants are poisonous to your doggos and cattos."

Adverb

1. 1
   Only used in lie doggo and play doggo. not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   quietly in concealment wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dogdogedoggerdoggyflea bag idiomfurtive

Example

More examples

"They might look pretty, but many houseplants are poisonous to your doggos and cattos."

Etymology

The noun is from dog + -o (colloquializing suffix), perhaps after the adverb. The adverb is probably of the same origin.

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