lapdog

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A form of lap dog — A small toy 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.

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Meanings

nounlapdog (plural lapdogs)

plural lapdogs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of lap dog.
    1 more example

    “Doesn't matter. That man is not the leader.” “But he is the main guy on the show.” “He is an actor, Nandor. A simpleton who paints his face. He is an empty-headed puppet who thinks the world loves him, when in actual fact, he is nothing more than a lapdog begging for scraps.” [groans] “No, he is not the leader. That would be another devil who pulls the strings. The halfwit they call the director.”

    2024 November 25, Max Brockman, “P.I. Undercover: New York” (11:26 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 8, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry)
Cite this entry
APA

lapdog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapdog

MLA

“lapdog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapdog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapdog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapdog.

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