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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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
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
Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Not in one of those doggy prisons that leave him in a cage all day.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
As Canis Major journeys across the sky from east to west in response to Earth’s rotation, the big doggy appears to be begging from his master.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
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
Adjective
The owner of a doggy daycare and boarding service in Norfolk, Massachusetts says her business has been negatively impacted after her Facebook page was hacked last week and used to scam her clients out of money.
—Samantha Chaney, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Not in one of those doggy prisons that leave him in a cage all day.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Doggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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