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Antonyms for doggy
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : daw-gee, dog-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔ gi, ˈdɒg i |
Definition of doggy
Origin :- also doggie, 1825, from dog (n.) + -y (3). Doggy-bag attested from 1965. As an adj. doggy is attested from late 14c., from -y (2). The word has been used in various formations since at least late 19c. to describe the sex act when one partner is on all fours.
- As in dapper : adj well-groomed, neat
- As in dog : noun canine mammal
- Well, young Mr. Netherby is rather a "doggy" sort of man, and nice too.
- Extract from : « The Talking Horse » by F. Anstey
- Then James patted him, and said, "Doggy, what is your name?"
- Extract from : « Pretty Tales for the Nursery » by Isabel Thompson
- She went to the ale-houseTo get him some beer,And when she came back,Doggy sat in a chair.
- Extract from : « Bo-Peep Story Books » by Anonymous
- This required only a moment and doggy was on his feet making for the main bunch.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years on the Frontier » by Robert McReynolds
- His ears were alert, his eyes happy, and there was a doggy smile on his jaws.
- Extract from : « Double Challenge » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- There is a quality which we recognize as "doggy," and as something distinctive.
- Extract from : « Zoology: The Science of Animal Life » by Ernest Ingersoll
- It was no wonder that I noticed a doggy smell about that basket.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Old Dog Spot » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Yet he had only guarded his master's hut, and his doggy brain resented the injustice.
- Extract from : « The Sweep Winner » by Nat Gould
- The only Princeton man who sensed trouble was Doggy Trenchard.
- Extract from : « Football Days » by William H. Edwards
- The doggy wagged his tail violently and jumped up and down, giving funny little barks.
- Extract from : « The Woodcraft Girls at Camp » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Synonyms for doggy
- bandbox
- bitch
- bowwow
- brisk
- chic
- chichi
- classy
- clean
- cur
- dainty
- dashing
- doggy
- dressed to kill
- dressed to nines
- fido
- flea bag
- hound
- jaunty
- man's best friend
- mongrel
- mutt
- natty
- nice
- nifty
- nimble
- nobby
- pooch
- posh
- prim
- pup
- puppy
- rakish
- ritzy
- sassy
- sharp
- showy
- smart
- snazzy
- snug
- spiff
- spiffy
- spruce
- spry
- stray
- stylish
- swank
- swanky
- swell
- tail-wagger
- trim
- turned out
- tyke
- well turned out
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