Lap dog
/ˈlæpdɒɡ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
"A lady loses her muff, her fan, or her lap-dog, and so the silly poet runs home to versify the disaster."
- 2 A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover. figuratively
"As a lady's lap-dog Leonard did not excel. He was not an Italian, still less a Frenchman."
Example
More examples"A lady loses her muff, her fan, or her lap-dog, and so the silly poet runs home to versify the disaster."