Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lapdoggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lap-dog-gery
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Behavior or activity characteristic of a lapdog, such as idleness or submission.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""They do eat up one's time — " she checks herself again, checks her lapdog's struggles against lapdoggery, and interviewers, and dubious, childless relationships […]"
"Throstle adored Rosie, who had rescued him in the last three months from a life of uninterrupted lapdoggery by bringing him on her stable rounds every morning[…]"
"If Nini Mo were alive today, she would not stand by idly as Califa is sucked ever deeper into lapdoggery, as we bow our heads ever lower to the Birdie yoke."

Etymology

From lapdog + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lapdog

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

lapdogging

Questions

What does lapdoggery mean?: Behavior or activity characteristic of a lapdog, such as idleness or submission.
Where does lapdoggery come from?: From lapdog + -ery.

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