pug
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- noun
- /pʌg/
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pug
- Fanny notices that her aunt, Lady Bertram, is snoring in a corner with her dog, Pug, in her lap.
- pug nose
- pug dog
- pug face
And not only that, but the pug is wearing a flippin headscarf.
- And not only that, but the pug is wearing a flippin headscarf.
- A very specific breed of dog, a pug dog, right?
- Jack Russell, Chihuahua, Pug, Yorkshire terrier, Cocker spaniel, Staffordshire terrier.
- My half Bunny, half pug and half dinosaur, three halves.
- And it's a pug life, which came from the magazine.
Examples
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Stanky the pug is sitting in the dugout.
Fiction book (1992) -
Grandmother Sannois pushed her two pug dogs off her lap.
Fiction book (1999) -
A very specific breed of dog, a pug dog, right?
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We've come to the park today because there is a pug meet up, apparently.
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My husband and I adopted two pugs from a rescue center and just love them.
Blog text (10) -
So yeah, we have Doug the pug arriving anytime soon.
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Wen Pao, my pug, lies next to me.
Fiction book (1995) -
My passions, aside from my boys, my pugs, and education, are baking and quilting.
Blog text (13) -
At 2:31 p.m., a male, fawn-colored pug was found at Gravenstein Highway N. and Hurlbutt.
Blog text (17) -
At the dog park, my friend introduced me to her adorable pug, which has a charming, wrinkled face.
Compounds
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pug for the small dog may come from the Latin word pugnus, meaning 'fist', because its short, round face looks a bit like a little fist. That's why the name fits a dog with a flat, squashed face.