puppy dog
nounDefinition of puppy dog
: a domestic dog
especially
: one having the lovable attributes of a puppy
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The dogs had a meaty eye muscle to lift their eyebrows and make puppy dog eyes. — Jeremy Rehm, latimes.com, "Poignant puppy-dog eyes are a product of domestication, researchers say," 17 June 2019 There is also, perhaps inevitably, the boy who follows SofÃa around like a puppy dog (Antar Machado as Lucas). — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, "‘Too Late to Die Young’ is the first film of 2019 to get 5 stars from azcentral," 11 July 2019 Schur’s scripts can be philosophically dense, but Bell is the perfect avatar for his ideas, all sunshine, puppy dogs, and bloodthirsty malice. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "The Good Place," 20 Nov. 2018 Users will also be able to filter Snapchat lenses over their faces, like the epochal rainbow vomiting mouth or puppy dog ears. — Thuy Ong, The Verge, "Snapchat introduces group video chat and friend tagging in Stories," 3 Apr. 2018 Should young players be little puppy dogs, in awe of the guys in their own room? — Peter King, SI.com, "Negotiating With The Enemy: Inside the Richard Sherman-49ers Contract Talks," 12 Mar. 2018 The sad puppy dog eyes were enough to melt hearts all over the country. — Natalie Dreier, ajc, "All Sting the library dog wanted was to listen to kids read, but no one showed up," 14 Feb. 2018 Ah, to know what goes on inside those puppy dog eyes. — Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, "Dogs Are Not Colorblind, Plus More Misconceptions About Canine Vision and How They See Differently than Humans," 19 Sep. 2017 For instance, a study published last fall in PLOS Biology explored the reason that big brown bats waggle their heads like puppy dogs and curl the tips of their ears down. — Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, "This Echolocating Dormouse Could Reveal the Origins of One of Nature’s Coolest Superpowers," 23 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'puppy dog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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