puppygirl

English

Alternative forms

  • puppy girl, puppy-girl

Etymology

From puppy +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌ.piˌɡɜːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌ.piˌɡɜɹl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
  • Hyphenation: pup‧py‧girl

Noun

puppygirl (plural puppygirls)

  1. (slang, often BDSM) A girl or woman who plays the role of a dog, often in a petplay context.
    • 2025 February 11, Mikael Thalen, “EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider”, in Daily Dot[1]:
      In remarks to the Daily Dot, a hacker from the puppygirl hacker polycule said the group targeted Lexipol because there aren’t “enough hacks against the police.”
      “So we took matters into our own paws,” the hacker said.
    • 2025 July 16, Raven Winters, “I've Always Been Gay”, in ravenwinters.org[2] (blogpost), archived from the original on 23 July 2025:
      It’s a bit crazy that it took this long for me to realize the things about myself I know now. Being poly, queer, trans, a puppy-girl, and a romantic lesbian is just such an amazing aspect that both my ex and my current partners allowed me to explore before I realized a lot of things.
  2. (Japanese fiction) A female fictional character who has a dog's ears, tail, or other canine characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.

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