adv
Meaning 1
Only used in lie doggo and play doggo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
doggo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɒɡəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈdɔɡoʊ/
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈdɑ-/
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rhymes with -ɒɡəʊ
noun
Meaning 2
A dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, childish, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dogger, doggy, dog, doge, doggo, flea bag idiom, hound, latrant, man's best friend, pooch, pupper, pupperino, woofer
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
quietly in concealment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he lay doggo
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: out of sight, in hiding
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
The noun is from dog + -o (colloquializing suffix), perhaps after the adverb. The adverb is probably of the same origin.