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doggo
(doggo)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdɒgəʊ/
adverb
(in phrase
lie doggo
)
informal
remain motionless and quiet to escape detection:
a dozen officers had been lying doggo for hours
Origin:
late 19th century
: of obscure origin; apparently from
dog
+
-o
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