variants
or doggie
plural doggies
: a usually small dog
doggier; doggiest
Examples of doggy in a Sentence
Noun
what a good little doggy!
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Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
From the bride's Vera Wang gown to a doggy on the dance floor, here are all the photos from the Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's wedding day.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Shelters, kennels, dog parks, and doggy daycares are all places where an animal can catch kennel cough.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Of course, Heather would be a perfect little froufrou doggy.
—Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
From the bride's Vera Wang gown to a doggy on the dance floor, here are all the photos from the Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's wedding day.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
Adjective
The press release said Nanna enjoys snuggling with her foster doggy sibling, whom she is pictured sitting with in the video.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Shelters, kennels, dog parks, and doggy daycares are all places where an animal can catch kennel cough.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Doggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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