"Velcro dog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Velcro dogs [plural]
Etymology: Named after the fastener. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Velcro dog (plural Velcro dogs)
  1. (slang) A dog that is very attached to its owner and rarely leaves their side. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Velcro_dog-en-noun--3kytWcQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A dog that is very attached to its owner and rarely leaves their side."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Velcro dog"
}
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
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      ],
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