Meanings
alternative doggy-style · alternative doggystyle · alternative doggie style · alternative doggie-style · alternative doggiestyle
- not comparableslangOf sexual intercourse, in a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.
And then we'll do it doggy style so we can both watch "X-Files"
1999, Jimmy Pop, “The Bad Touch”, in Hooray for Boobies, performed by Bloodhound Gang1 more example
[…]chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys usually copulate face to face though on occasion will perform that act "doggy" style.
1968, Dear Doctor Hip Pocrates; advice your family doctor never gave you, page 5Synonyms: doggy fashion, doggy
alternative doggy-style · alternative doggystyle · alternative doggie style · alternative doggie-style · alternative doggiestyle
alternative doggy-style · alternative doggystyle · alternative doggie style · alternative doggie-style · alternative doggiestyle
- not comparableslangOf sexual intercourse, with one partner on all fours and the other penetrating from behind.
Doggy style sex can provide better stimulation for the receiving partner than the missionary position.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbOf sexual intercourse, in a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.
nounThe position assumed for doggy style intercourse.
Origin
Adverbial phrase composed of the elements doggy (a "dog") and style ("a particular manner of doing something"). From the resemblance to the manner in which dogs mate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan postura del gosset
- postura del gossetTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 後背 /后背, 后入
- 後背 /后背 (hòubèi)Translations
- 后入Translations
- 後進位 /后进位 (hòujìnwèi)Translations
- 後背體位 /后背体位 (hòubēi tǐwèi)Translations
Danish hundestilling
- hundestillingTranslations
Dutch doggy, doggy style
- doggyTranslations
- doggy styleTranslations
- op zijn hondjesTranslations
- hondjeshoudingTranslations
Esperanto kankropozicie, kankropozicio
- kankropozicieTranslations
- kankropozicioTranslations
Finnish takaapäin, koira-asento
- takaapäinTranslations
- koira-asentoTranslations
French en levrette, levrette
- en levretteTranslations
- levretteTranslations
German a tergo, Hündchenstellung
- a tergoTranslations
- HündchenstellungTranslations
Greek πισωκολλητό
- πισωκολλητό (pisokollitó)Translations
Hungarian kutyapóz, kutya
- kutyapózTranslations
- kutyaTranslations
- négykézlábTranslations
Italian a pecorina, alla pecorina
- a pecorinaTranslations
- alla pecorinaTranslations
- pecorinaTranslations
Japanese 後背位, バック
- 後背位 (kōhaii)Translations
- バック (bakku)Translations
Korean 후배위, 뒤치기
- 후배위 (hubaewi)Translations
- 뒤치기 (dwichigi)Translations
Latin coitus more ferarum, coitus mōre ferārum
- coitus more ferarumTranslations
- coitus mōre ferārumTranslations
Lithuanian šuniuko poza
- šuniuko pozaTranslations
Persian اض پوشت ب ژلو گوضشتن
- اض پوشت ب ژلو گوضشتن (az posht be jelo gozashtan)Translations
Polish na pieska, pozycja na pieska
- na pieskaTranslations
- pozycja na pieskaTranslations
Portuguese à canzana, de quatro
- à canzanaTranslations
- de quatroTranslations
Romanian pe la spate, capră
- pe la spateTranslations
- caprăTranslations
Russian ра́ком
- ра́ком (rákom)Translations
Spanish de perrito, a cuatro patas
- de perritoTranslations
- a cuatro patasTranslations
- A4Translations
- postura de perritoTranslations
Swedish hundställning, hundställningen
- hundställningTranslations
- hundställningenTranslations
Turkish köpek pozisyonunda, köpek pozisyonu
- köpek pozisyonundaTranslations
- köpek pozisyonuTranslations
Vietnamese tư thế kiểu chó
- tư thế kiểu chóTranslations
Cite this entry
doggy style. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggy%20style
“doggy style.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggy%20style. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doggy style,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggy%20style.
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