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noun (1)

plural of lapdog
as in yes-men

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noun (2)

plural of lapdog
1
as in puppies

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as in lackeys

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  1. yes-men
  2. hunters
  3. lackeys
  4. minions
  5. henchmen
  6. dupes
  7. satellites
  8. slaves
Noun
  • High-profile right-wing accounts that previously served as yes-men for Musk—such as Ian Miles Cheong, a Malaysian who purportedly lives in the United Arab Emirates and posts incessant, racist drivel about American politics—have melted down over the platform’s decision to dox users.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?
    — Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of yes-men
Noun
  • The combination can make for a Garden of Eden for grouse and grouse hunters.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But the world’s appetite for fossils has exploded in recent years, with social media awash in videos of fossil hunters displaying their finds, and prices for perfect specimens soaring.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunters
Noun
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of lackeys
Noun
  • Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One of Danhausen’s minions took out Mysterio with a flipping dive on the outside.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of minions
Noun
  • The psychedelic sequence that follows, punctuated by three European henchmen tailing the girls in a black SUV, is funny enough.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And so does Jesse — particularly the latest installment, which sees the iconic henchmen find themselves as accidental stars in 1920s Hollywood.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of henchmen
Noun
  • Keep scrolling for more bags that are dupes of the Prada Buckle Bag, the Cult Gaia beaded clutch, the Miu Miu Wander, and more!
    — Kim Grundy, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
  • Additionally, our commerce writers and editors have previously covered blind boxes and Labubus, including where to buy them and the best Labubu dupes.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026
Definition of dupes
Noun
  • SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • The more a workload requires coordination or synchronization between satellites, the more satellite-to-satellite latency becomes an issue.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of satellites
Noun
  • Make the first right on the man who permitted the heads of rebelling slaves to be put on stakes and spread across the city in order to prevent the others from getting any ideas.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There were a lot of stories about the richer people that went away amid all the political problems, and the people working for them, the descendants of the slaves.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of slaves
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