plural doggos
slang
: dog entry 1 sense 1a
Each roughly 50-minute piece uses the human-dog connection to illuminate social issues, cultural differences, personal suffering, and how our doggos help us understand and overcome them.—Jen Chaney
Splayed toes can cause nerve damage in the long term and lack of traction in the short term, which can lead to accidents when your doggo goes zooming after the mailman and loses its footing.—Susan Arendt
A dog could sure use a fitness tracker this time of year. All holiday season, ham and turkey has been mysteriously "falling to the floor," right in front of an all-too-willing doggo.—Pia Ceres and David Pierce
informal
: in hiding to avoid notice or detection
—used chiefly in the phrase lie doggo
Lucan said that he would "lie doggo for a bit", and nothing has been heard of him in the past thirteen years.—Julian Symons
… nuclear submarines can lie doggo for months on the ocean bed until the designated target comes within reach.—Alain Jacob
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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