play doggo

play dog·go
UK/pleɪ ˈdɒɡəʊ/US/pleɪ ˈdɔɡoʊ/US, cot caught merger/-ˈdɑ-/

verb

Synonym of lie doggo (“to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection”)

“Near-synonyms: play dead, play possum”

Meanings

verbplay doggo (third-person singular simple present plays doggo, present participle playing doggo, simple past and past participle played doggo)

present singular third person plays doggo · participle present playing doggo · participle past played doggo · past played doggo

  1. intransitiveslangSynonym of lie doggo (“to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection”)

    Near-synonyms: play dead, play possum

    Synonyms: play dead, play possum, lie doggo

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of lie doggo (“to lie quiet and still in order to avoid detection”)

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with play doggo

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APA

play doggo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20doggo

MLA

“play doggo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20doggo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play doggo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20doggo.

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