by FUCKYEAHYEEEHEE July 20, 2025

When one is so excited about things that they become overwhelmed and are unable to do the very things they are excited about. Like when a puppy plays so much it exhausts itself to the brink of unconsciousness. This kind of overwhelm is often mistaken for anxiety, but it is in fact The Puppy Problem.
Person 1: Is something wrong with Tim? I just saw him trying to talk to this cute girl and he was physically shaking and stuttering his words and then he just left mid-sentence.
Person 2: Nah man he's just excited. Apparently it's called the puppy problem. Just give him some space and he'll be fine.
Person 2: Nah man he's just excited. Apparently it's called the puppy problem. Just give him some space and he'll be fine.
by Emers0n ∞ July 5, 2012

Exploring something new and/or exciting instead of focusing on the task that the object of attention was supposed to be used for or following instructions provided on how to use it.
You have to repeat your instructions several times before she stops puppying about and gets back on task.
One of the reports I found while just puppying about earlier turned out to be useful!
One of the reports I found while just puppying about earlier turned out to be useful!
by minagica January 9, 2019

Guy to Girl: "Damn gurrl you look so hot today, like the sunrise."
Girl to Guy: "Aww thanks puppy."
Guy's mate to Guy: "You've been puppy zoned."
Girl to Guy: "Aww thanks puppy."
Guy's mate to Guy: "You've been puppy zoned."
by Puppy291298 February 4, 2019

An alligator
by Russellsroughneck November 17, 2023

person 1- hey did you here that song by neil, "sick puppy"
person 2- nah, what album is it on?
person 1- it's on "hip to the java bean"
person 2- nah, what album is it on?
person 1- it's on "hip to the java bean"
by some guy who loves lemon demon February 7, 2023

by someone else thats not u March 23, 2021
