corgi

noun

cor·​gi ˈkȯr-gē How to pronounce corgi (audio)
plural corgis

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Others fell in love with the small corgi walking at the front of the group, at times circling back like a courageous leader making sure nobody got left behind. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 Specific details were added by social media users — an injured German shepherd being protected by the pack, a corgi leading the group and looking back at the others. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026 The Video Was Real — The Backstory Wasn’t In mid-March, a video surfaced from Jilin province, China, showing a golden retriever, a corgi, a German shepherd and several other dogs moving together along a roadside. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Emotional details piled on — an injured German shepherd being protected by the pack, a corgi leading the group, glancing back to check on the others. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corgi

Word History

Etymology

Welsh, from cor dwarf + ci dog

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corgi was in 1926

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“Corgi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corgi. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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