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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A young dog; a pup.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A doll; a puppet.
  2. n. A young dog; a whelp; also, by extension, a young seal or other young carnivore.
  3. n. A conceited, frivolous, and impertinent man; a silly young fop or coxcomb: used in contempt.
  4. n. A white bowl or buoy used in the herring-fisheries to mark the position of the net nearest the fishing-boat.
  5. To bring forth puppies; whelp. Also pup.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A young dog.
  2. n. A young rat.
  3. n. A young seal.
  4. n. A woman’s breast.
  5. n. a (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.
  2. n. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.
  3. v. To bring forth whelps; to pup.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an inexperienced young person
  2. n. a young dog

Etymologies

  1. Middle English popi, small pet dog, perhaps from Anglo-Norman poppe, doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pūpa, girl, doll.

Examples

  • “How the 'Obama puppy' can help end animal homelessness yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'How the \'Obama puppy\' can help end animal homelessness '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: It won\'t happen overnight, but if we vow always to do two simple things-adopt animals from shelters or rescue groups rather than buy them from breeders or pet shops and get our animals spayed or neutered-then together, yes, we can end animal homelessness once and for all. ”

    How the 'Obama puppy' can help end animal homelessness

  • “The term "puppy mill" generally refers to a large commercial breeding operation where the animals do not receive proper care.”

    The Seattle Times

  • “Lol, thanx Lobes, the puppy is a temporary measure, just seeing if I could get it to work.”

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Gentlemen’s Club.

  • “And please do not let anyone talk you into doing a "condition retrieve" (force breaking) until after your puppy is a year old.”

    Welcome to the New F&S Dog Blog

  • “This puppy is the cutest thing I've ever seen (and should totally be a feature on Cute Overload).”

    Random Thoughts on a Gray Day

  • “Who's the ass-clown that wrote this show's pilot and said, "Oh yeah, this puppy is my retirement vehicle!”

    A Moment of Surrealism

  • “While the puppy is a loyal companion, the boy still seems depressed, so she gets him a tricycle, which he takes to with a zeal.”

    Review: The Triplets of Belleville

  • “He had, like -- you know what we call puppy dog eyes?”

    CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2003

  • “Deputies and animal control officers conducted several raids on what they call puppy mills in Skagit and Snohomish counties.”

    KOMO - News - Top Stories

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  • chained_bear Accidentally found this site: VeryCutePuppies.com. It's true, there really is a site out there for everyone. Jul 23, 2009

  • Telofy "Trying to send him to a specific place is sort of like... like... trying to hit a puppy, by throwing a live bee at it." - Willow, BtVS (Triangle) Sep 24, 2008

  • sionnach A measure of happiness: the quantity of happiness which one 1 kilogram beagle puppy whose body temperature is 310 kelvins produces when held in skin contact for one second. Jul 28, 2008

  • reesetee It's listed on Urban Dictionary ("ud" link under the word). Jul 12, 2007

  • slumry Funny, I am not finding refence to the slangy, vague meaning of that "thing." Jul 12, 2007

‘puppy’ has been looked up 1269 times, added to 25 lists, commented on 5 times, and has a Scrabble score of 11.