doggo
Syllables: dog·goUK/ˈdɒɡəʊ//ˈdɔɡoʊ/
doggo adverb: only used in lie doggo and play doggo.
Adverb
doggo (not comparable)
- Only used in lie doggo and play doggo.
Noun
doggo (plural doggos)
- A dog.
- They might look pretty, but many houseplants are poisonous to your doggos and cattos.2018 September 13, Juliette Steen, “10 common plants that are poisonous to dogs and cats”, in ABC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2021
- The quick, cuddly truth is there are several benefits to sleeping with your doggo or pussycat — but depending on the circumstances, there are risks you might like to consider and mitigate.2019 January 14, Kellie Scott, “Should you let your pets sleep in bed with you?”, in ABC, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2021
Examples of doggo in a sentence
- As owners of two doggos ourselves, we encourage anyone with a dog to use extreme caution when bringing xylitol into your home.2019, Matt Dorsey, Jenny Dorsey, Healthy Cocktails, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- Around the same time, "wholesome" memes of cute doggos and puppers rejuvenated social media feeds that seemed daily filled with fresh horrors.2019, Gretchen McCulloch, Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, Riverhead Books, →ISBN:
Synonyms of doggo
Forms of doggo
| plural | doggos |
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Origin of doggo
The noun is from dog + -o (colloquializing suffix), perhaps after the adverb. The adverb is probably of the same origin.
Words formed from doggo
Phrases with doggo
Words that rhyme with doggo
Questions about doggo
- What does doggo mean?
- Doggo means only used in lie doggo and play doggo.
- How do you use doggo in a sentence?
- As owners of two doggos ourselves, we encourage anyone with a dog to use extreme caution when bringing xylitol into your home.
- What part of speech is doggo?
- Doggo can be an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce doggo?
- Doggo is pronounced /ˈdɒɡəʊ/ (UK).
Words near doggo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: doggo (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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