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puppy

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1. puppy - Noun

2. puppy - Verb

Meaning

The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.

A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person.

To bring forth whelps; to pup.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It makes one sad to see the sell-out of President Fox; really, it makes one sad. How sad that the president of a people like the Mexicans lets himself become the puppy dog of the empire. Hugo Chávez

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates. Josh Billings

Let's be perfectly clear, shall we. The fox is not a little orange puppy dog with doe eyes and a waggly tail. It's a disease-ridden wolf with the morals of a psychopath and the teeth of a great white shark. Jeremy Clarkson

The teeth of the puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones. Danish Proverb

The lion won't turn on a barking puppy. Romanian Proverb

Play wid puppy, puppy lick yu mouth. Jamaican Proverb

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