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puppy guarding

puppy guarding noun: in various sports, playground games, etc.: spending the entire game defending a certain objective and thus preventing the normal progression of play.

Noun

puppy guarding (uncountable)

  1. In various sports, playground games, etc.: spending the entire game defending a certain objective and thus preventing the normal progression of play.
    • In capture the flag, a player might get accused of puppy guarding if they are constantly standing on top of their own flag.
    • I really like this idea. It would also help in DM by making it harder for people to sit in one spot the whole time. No puppy guarding...1996 July 16, Arthur Sankey, quoting JRo...@idsoftware.com, “11 Quake Monster Ideas!!”, in rec.games.computer.quake.editing (Usenet)

Examples of puppy guarding in a sentence

  • Once play begins there will be no re-calls, no re-re- calls, no replays, no redos, no puppy guarding, and no time-outs—unless authorized by me.2003, Allen Kurzweil, Leon and the Spitting Image, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 34:
  • "I haven't heard 'puppy guarding' in years.2015, Stacy Claflin, Seaside Heartbeats, →ISBN, page 149:

Synonyms of puppy guarding

Questions about puppy guarding

What does puppy guarding mean?
Puppy guarding means in various sports, playground games, etc.: spending the entire game defending a certain objective and thus preventing the normal progression of play.
How do you use puppy guarding in a sentence?
Once play begins there will be no re-calls, no re-re- calls, no replays, no redos, no puppy guarding, and no time-outs—unless authorized by me.
What part of speech is puppy guarding?
Puppy guarding is a noun.

Words near puppy guarding in the dictionary

  1. puppy dogs
  2. puppy eyes
  3. puppy fat
  4. puppy feet
  5. puppy foot
  6. puppy guarding
  7. puppy hood
  8. puppy hoods
  9. puppy love
  10. puppy mill
  11. puppy mills

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