Lap-dog - definition, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlæp dɔːɡ|
Brit.
|ˈlæp dɒɡ|
noun
- A small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
- (idiomatic, by extension) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
- Alternative form of lap dog.
- (idiomatic, by extension) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
- Alternative form of lap dog.
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His coworkers regarded him as the boss's lap dog.
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