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pug1

Pronunciation: /pʌg/

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Definition of pug

noun

  • 1 (also pug dog) a dog of a dwarf breed like a bulldog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face.
  • 2a small, slender moth which rests with its wings stretched out to the sides.
    • Eupithecia and other genera, family Geometridae

Derivatives

puggish

adjective

puggy

adjective

Origin:

mid 18th century: perhaps of Low German origin

pug in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pug in the US English dictionary