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buy a pup

buy a pup verb: to buy something that ultimately proves to be worth nothing or less than promised.

Verb

buy a pup (third-person singular simple present buys a pup, present participle buying a pup, simple past and past participle bought a pup)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) To buy something that ultimately proves to be worth nothing or less than promised.

Forms of buy a pup

third-person singular presentbuys a pup
present participlebuying a pup
past participlebought a pup
pastbought a pup

Questions about buy a pup

What does buy a pup mean?
Buy a pup means to buy something that ultimately proves to be worth nothing or less than promised.
What part of speech is buy a pup?
Buy a pup is a verb.
What is the past tense of buy a pup?
The past tense of buy a pup is bought a pup.

Words near buy a pup in the dictionary

  1. Buxtons
  2. Buxworth
  3. buxy
  4. buy
  5. buy a dog and bark oneself
  6. buy a pup
  7. buy a ticket to
  8. buy and hold
  9. buy and pay for
  10. buy back
  11. buy backs

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