Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Doggy style.
adv
Doggy style.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA dog, especially a small one. · A junior temporarily assigned to do minor duties for a senior; a gofer. · Synonym of corporal. · Ellipsis of doggy style.
Etymology tree Old English *dogga Middle English dogge English dog Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doggy From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).
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