puppy
puppy is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person. I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm. Addison.
- 2.To bring forth whelps; to pup.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- blusterer
- boaster
- braggart
- brawler
- bulldozer
- bully
- dare-devil
- desperado
- doctrinaire
- dogmatist
- drawcansir
- eater
- fanfaron
- fire
- fop
- fury
- hoodlum
- jackanapes
- jingo
- larrikin
- malapert
- minx
- person
- prig
- roarer
- roisterer
- rough
- rowdy
- saucebox
- slang-whanger
- swaggerer
- swashbuckler
- terrorist
- tough
- vaporer
- violent
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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