doggo

1 of 2

noun

dog·​go ˈdȯ-(ˌ)gō 

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

doggo

2 of 2

adverb

dog·​go ˈdȯ-(ˌ)gō 

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

Examples of doggo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Bentley Bentayga’s 484-litre boot isn’t the biggest on this list, but most doggos will fit. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Clever air suspension means the load height can be dropped via buttons in the boot for smaller doggos. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Imagine having the worst day ever and then a doggo comes up to YOU at the bar. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025

The doggo’s nose led Franks to a filing cabinet shared by Special Agents Vera Strickland and Roger Murphy. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

dog entry 1 + -o entry 1, perhaps after doggo entry 2

Adverb

probably from dog entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1986, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1886, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing doggo

• lie doggo