puppy dog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of puppy dog
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Clase allegedly responded to “Bettor-1” with a GIF of a sad puppy dog face.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
The movie star’s mask of artifice briefly vanishes, and all that’s left is a puppy dog look of yearning, a sad acceptance that it’s too late to change certain things.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025
And he believes he can construct a championship team here, one that presumably will reside next door to his mansions built on pipe dreams and puppy dog kisses.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
Born Nils Gronberg, Einar had the face of a puppy dog, the flow of an international rap connoisseur and the chest-puffed lyrics of a hardened gang member.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2022
I widen my eyes and pout, giving him my best impression of a puppy dog.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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