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buying a pup

buying a pup is the present participle and gerund of buy a pup.

Meaning of buy a pup

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.

Questions about buying a pup

What is buying a pup the present participle and gerund of?
Buying a pup is the present participle and gerund of buy a pup.

Words near buying a pup in the dictionary

  1. buyfags
  2. Buyid
  3. Buyids
  4. buying
  5. buying a dog and barking oneself
  6. buying a pup
  7. buying a ticket to
  8. buying back
  9. buying down
  10. buying guide
  11. buying guides

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Adapted from Wiktionary: buying a pup (page history and authors); buy a pup (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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