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play doggo

Syllables: play dog·goUK/pleɪ ˈdɒɡəʊ/US/pleɪ ˈdɔɡoʊ/

play doggo verb: synonym of lie doggo (“to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection”).

Verb

play doggo (third-person singular simple present plays doggo, present participle playing doggo, simple past and past participle played doggo)

  1. (intransitive, slang) Synonym of lie doggo (“to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection”)
    • Near-synonyms: play dead, play possum

Synonyms of play doggo

Forms of play doggo

third-person singular presentplays doggo
present participleplaying doggo
past participleplayed doggo
pastplayed doggo

Words that rhyme with play doggo

Questions about play doggo

What does play doggo mean?
Play doggo means synonym of lie doggo (“to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection”).
What part of speech is play doggo?
Play doggo is a verb.
How do you pronounce play doggo?
Play doggo is pronounced /pleɪ ˈdɒɡəʊ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of play doggo?
The past tense of play doggo is played doggo.

Words near play doggo in the dictionary

  1. play dates
  2. play dead
  3. play dirty
  4. play doctor
  5. play doctors
  6. play doggo
  7. play down
  8. play dumb
  9. play equipment
  10. play fair
  11. play fast and loose

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