pup
/pʌp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
noun
An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
American usage
noun
Someone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).
Slang
Example Sentences
- "The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup."
- "The new teacher is a mere pup."
- "My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!"
- "For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]"
- "Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups."
- "It could be any dude, as long as you really want to fuck him. It could be a... a twink, a bear, an otter, a circuit queen, a chub, a pup, a gipster, a daddy chaser, a leatherman, a ladyboy, a Donald Duck. Donald Duck's a gay guy who's been kicked out of the Navy."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Intransitive verb
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Informal