"doggy dinner bowl look" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doggy dinner bowl looks [plural]
Etymology: Presumably an allusion to the expectant gaze of a dog waiting for its owner to put food in its bowl. Head templates: {{en-noun}} doggy dinner bowl look (plural doggy dinner bowl looks)
  1. (informal, seduction community) A look of rapt attention, expectation, or excitement, seen as a sign of romantic interest or pleading. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Facial expressions, Seduction community Synonyms: DDBL [initialism] Related terms: puppy dog eyes

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          "ref": "2005, Neil Strauss, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, page 154",
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