doggy

Etymology 1

From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).

noun

  1. (childish or endearing) A dog, especially a small one.
    That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!
    "Come on now, there's a good doggie!" 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 33
  2. Doggy style.
    Her favourite position is doggy.
  3. (armed services, UK, informal) A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer.
    The Torpedo Officer and I were on the lower bridge and we each had a doggy, a young midshipman […] 2008, Iain Ballantyne, HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series

adj

  1. (slang, of sexual intercourse) Doggy style.

adv

  1. (slang, of sexual intercourse) Doggy style.

Etymology 2

From Middle English doggi, equivalent to dog + -y (adjectival suffix).

adj

  1. (informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.
    King Lune […] had just come from making a round of the kennels with his Huntsman and had only stopped for a moment to wash his doggy hands. 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy
    The house wore the startled doggy air of having been undeservedly rebuked. I knew the feeling. 1993, John Banville, Ghosts
  2. (informal) Fond of dogs.

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