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pug

UK/pʊɡ/ US/pʌɡ/ uncommon archaic british informal obsolete rare uk us

noun

1.

small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle

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Origin

Origin unknown, possibly related to West Flemish pugge (“(adjective) small; (noun) short person; pet name derived from the first name Pugge”); though it is uncertain whether sense 1 (“senses relating to someone or something small”) and sense 2 (“senses relating to people”) are derived from the same source. Etymology 1 sense 1.8 (“small demon”) was probably influenced by, though not a variant of, puck.

Phrases

  • Chinese pug
  • pug and pine
  • pug mill
  • pug nose
  • pug soil

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