puppy

Definition

  • noun: a young dog
  • noun: a young domestic dog
  • used in a playful way to refer to a thing
  • synonyms: whelp, pup, dog

Examples

  • If they thought the new mayor would be easy to bribe, they picked the wrong 'puppy'. [=the wrong guy]

  • This is a big program. You'll need a lot of RAM to run this 'puppy' on your computer.

  • That guy is 'one sick puppy'. [=that guy is crazy, cruel, or disgusting]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, I'll tell you. I'm a tall son-of-a-bitch, but this close to the new Nobel laureate and with all those other trinkets you've been collecting lately, I feel tits-high to a puppy dog. Well, thank you, Mr. President. Mr. White. - Dr. King. - All right. I'll tell you, ending segregation, (..)
    2014 Selma