"purse puppy" meaning in All languages combined

See purse puppy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: purse puppies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌpi Etymology: From the idea that the dog is small enough to fit into a purse. Head templates: {{en-noun}} purse puppy (plural purse puppies)
  1. (informal) A dog small enough to fit into a sleeve, purse, or backpack. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-purse_puppy-en-noun-TRiaYuN4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the idea that the dog is small enough to fit into a purse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "purse puppies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "purse puppy (plural purse puppies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, Nancy Mangano, Murder Can Be Messy, →ISBN, page 132:",
          "text": "Regina quickly set Serena onto the floor and spoke baby jabber to the cherished purse puppy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Debra Eldredge, Liz Palika, Your Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Month By Month, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Be aware that size descriptions such as teacup, micro, mini, baby doll, purse puppy, teddy bear, and other similar terms for smaller-than-normal Yorkshire Terriers are simply marketing ploys for Yorkies who don't fit the breed.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Kelly Collins, Set Up: The Second Chance Series, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I was one of those women today, a girl looking for a purse puppy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Raquel Fletcher, The Year I Turned 25: A Memoir About Sex, Anxiety and a Dog Named She-Devil, →ISBN:",
          "text": "When Sam and I first moved into our apartment, we discussed getting a puppy. “A purse puppy!” We yelled at the same time. And then jumped up and down in an overly excited, sister roommate dance.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dog small enough to fit into a sleeve, purse, or backpack."
      ],
      "id": "en-purse_puppy-en-noun-TRiaYuN4",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A dog small enough to fit into a sleeve, purse, or backpack."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌpi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purse puppy"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From the idea that the dog is small enough to fit into a purse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "purse puppies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "purse puppy (plural purse puppies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ʌpi",
        "Rhymes:English/ʌpi/3 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, Nancy Mangano, Murder Can Be Messy, →ISBN, page 132:",
          "text": "Regina quickly set Serena onto the floor and spoke baby jabber to the cherished purse puppy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Debra Eldredge, Liz Palika, Your Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Month By Month, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Be aware that size descriptions such as teacup, micro, mini, baby doll, purse puppy, teddy bear, and other similar terms for smaller-than-normal Yorkshire Terriers are simply marketing ploys for Yorkies who don't fit the breed.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Kelly Collins, Set Up: The Second Chance Series, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I was one of those women today, a girl looking for a purse puppy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Raquel Fletcher, The Year I Turned 25: A Memoir About Sex, Anxiety and a Dog Named She-Devil, →ISBN:",
          "text": "When Sam and I first moved into our apartment, we discussed getting a puppy. “A purse puppy!” We yelled at the same time. And then jumped up and down in an overly excited, sister roommate dance.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dog small enough to fit into a sleeve, purse, or backpack."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A dog small enough to fit into a sleeve, purse, or backpack."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌpi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purse puppy"
}

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