puppygirl

• puppy girl, puppy-girl

From puppy +‎ girl.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌ.piˌɡɜːl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌ.piˌɡɜɹl/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
• Hyphenation: pup‧py‧girl

puppygirl (plural puppygirls)

2. (slang, often BDSM) A girl or woman who plays the role of a dog, often in a petplay context.
   • 2025 February 11, Mikael Thalen, “EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider”, in Daily Dot‎^[1]:

     In remarks to the Daily Dot, a hacker from the puppygirl hacker polycule said the group targeted Lexipol because there aren’t “enough hacks against the police.”
     “So we took matters into our own paws,” the hacker said.

4. (Japanese fiction) A female fictional character who has a dog's ears, tail, or other canine characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.

• puppyboy