Watchpuppy
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A young, small, or insignificant watchdog. humorous, informal
"The latter power, incidentally, will no doubt be welcome over at the Bank of England which has nurtured the infant City watchpuppy with a very sizable unsecured overdraft and will be looking forward to the first tranche of repayment."
Example
More examples"The latter power, incidentally, will no doubt be welcome over at the Bank of England which has nurtured the infant City watchpuppy with a very sizable unsecured overdraft and will be looking forward to the first tranche of repayment."
Etymology
From watch + puppy, by analogy with watchdog.
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