variants
or doggie
plural doggies
: a usually small dog
doggier; doggiest
Examples of doggy in a Sentence
Noun
what a good little doggy!
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from a July 16 TikTok video of a yellow Labrador curling up on a tiny bed every night after his doggy sibling passed.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Enjoy the company of other dog owners and their furry friends in our special off-leash area, make a doggy print craft, pose for a photo and then get ready for an on-leash hike through Halls Valley at sunset.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The suffix -y here is the same as in words like doggy or smarty, used to form nicknames or informal descriptors.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Screenshots from a July 16 TikTok video of a yellow Labrador curling up on a tiny bed every night after his doggy sibling passed.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The heartwaming clip, shared in August by u/MrClewesMan, shows the senior pup rolling around in her doggy bed in front of the TV, making playful growling noises.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Enjoy the company of other dog owners and their furry friends in our special off-leash area, make a doggy print craft, pose for a photo and then get ready for an on-leash hike through Halls Valley at sunset.
—Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Doggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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