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Definition of doggo in English: doggoadverb ˈdɒɡəʊˈdɔɡoʊ in phrase lie doggoinformal Remain motionless and quiet to escape detection. 〈英，非正式，旧〉（为避免被发觉而）隐蔽地；一动不动地 a dozen officers had been lying doggo for hours 十几个警官已经潜伏了好几个小时。 Example sentencesExamples - I think he was lying doggo until the old one popped his clogs.
- Vets come home and the wars come with them, lying doggo sometimes for years, then popping up at the most inconvenient of times.
- Despite their numbers and their refusal to lie doggo in the face of the security cordon, there was no repetition of the riots that brought Seattle to a standstill just over a year ago.
Synonyms hide, go into hiding, hide out, find a hiding place, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, keep a low profile, take cover, go to earth, go to ground, go underground, cover one's tracks, lurk, skulk
OriginLate 19th century: of obscure origin; apparently from dog + -o. Definition of doggo in US English: doggoadverbˈdɔɡoʊˈdôɡō in phrase lie doggoinformal Remain motionless and quiet to escape detection. 〈英，非正式，旧〉（为避免被发觉而）隐蔽地；一动不动地 a dozen officers had been lying doggo for hours 十几个警官已经潜伏了好几个小时。 Example sentencesExamples - I think he was lying doggo until the old one popped his clogs.
- Despite their numbers and their refusal to lie doggo in the face of the security cordon, there was no repetition of the riots that brought Seattle to a standstill just over a year ago.
- Vets come home and the wars come with them, lying doggo sometimes for years, then popping up at the most inconvenient of times.
Synonyms hide, go into hiding, hide out, find a hiding place, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, keep a low profile, take cover, go to earth, go to ground, go underground, cover one's tracks, lurk, skulk
OriginLate 19th century: of obscure origin; apparently from dog + -o. |