toy dog

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [toi dawg, dog]
- /tɔɪ dɔg, dɒg/
- /tɔɪ dɒɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toi dawg, dog]
- /tɔɪ dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of toy dog words

noun toy dog one of any of several breeds of very small dogs, as the Yorkshire terrier, English toy spaniel, Shih Tzu, and Pomeranian. 1
noun toy dog small canine kept as a pet 1
noun toy dog a miniature variety of a breed of dog 0

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Origin of toy dog

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Toy dog

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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toy dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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