doggo
English
Etymology
The noun is from dog + -o (colloquializing suffix), perhaps after the adverb.[1] The adverb is probably of the same origin.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒɡəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɔɡoʊ/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈdɑ-/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɡəʊ
- Hyphenation: dog‧go
Adverb
doggo (not comparable)
- Only used in lie doggo and play doggo.
Noun
doggo (plural doggos)
- (Internet slang, childish, informal) A dog. [from early 20th c.]
- Synonyms: dogger, doggy; see also Thesaurus:dog
- 2019, Matt Dorsey, Jenny Dorsey, Healthy Cocktails[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- A note of caution to readers with pets: Xylitol is toxic to dogs and can have potentially life-threatening effects. As owners of two doggos ourselves, we encourage anyone with a dog to use extreme caution when bringing xylitol into your home.
- 2019, Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, Riverhead Books, →ISBN:
- Around the same time, "wholesome" memes of cute doggos and puppers rejuvenated social media feeds that seemed daily filled with fresh horrors.
- 2020, Liz Davies, The Summer of Falling in Love[2], Lilac Tree Books:
- ‘It’s OK, you’re allowed out here. There haven’t been any other doggos in this garden since …’ He shrugged. ‘I dunno, forever.’ His grandmother hadn’t had a dog, and she’d lived in the cottage for decades. ‘Doggos?’ he said out loud. ‘Did I just say “doggos”?’
Derived terms
References
- ^ “doggo, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “doggo, adv.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2024; “doggo, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.