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   Pup·py

   /ˈpəpē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a young dog.
   • ▪ a conceited or arrogant young man: "you ungrateful puppy!"
   • ▪ a person or thing of a specified kind: "patient bargain hunters can often find these puppies gathering dust at garage sales"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting a lapdog): perhaps from Old French poupee ‘doll, plaything’; compare with puppet, synonymous with dialect puppy (as in puppy-show ‘puppet show’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. puppyhood noun
   • 2. puppyish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

     3

   • Y

     4

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