puppy dog

noun

1. puppy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of puppy dog¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Clase allegedly responded to “Bettor-1” with a GIF of a sad puppy dog face.

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Mamdani is famous for his ear-to-ear grin and puppy dog levels of enthusiasm.

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“It just makes things more palatable to me to think of the duality of life through the eyes of a little puppy dog or ladybug.”

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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.

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In “Afterlife,” we learn that a teenage Carlos used to follow Malcolm around Harlem like a puppy dog, frequently taking in his lectures and sermons.

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