doggo

«doggo» in Mova's school dictionary: A dog, said in a cute, playful way: «What a good doggo!» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a doggo, doggos) (slang); adverb (lie doggo — old UK slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) (internet slang) A dog, said in a cute, playful way: «What a good doggo!» tree →

2) (old UK and Australian slang, in «lie doggo») To stay hidden and quiet, not moving, so you are not found. tree →

sense in the lessons

Children meet «doggo» online and in memes about dogs, along with «pupper» and «heckin». In older British stories, a character «lies doggo» to hide from enemies. It tells the reader the tone is jokey and playful, or (old use) secretive.

examples

• (slang) Look at that fluffy doggo! tree →
• (slang) Who's a good doggo? tree →
• (slang) The doggo stole my sandwich. tree →
• (old UK) The spy lay doggo in the bushes until the guards passed. tree →
• (old slang) We'll have to lie doggo till the coast is clear. tree →

note

Slang; do not use in formal writing — say «dog». Plural «doggos». The phrase «lie doggo» is old-fashioned and rarely heard today.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «doggo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.