Someone who does something for their partner or lover and they dont really want to do it, they only do it because if they dont they'll get a grueler. They're taking the rough rather than the smoothe
by Jonno February 14, 2004

enlarging your eyes over dramatically with a sad face to get whatever you desire. (most of the time)
A: THE OTHER DAY MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME THE PUPPY DOG EYES SO SHE COULD BORROW THE CAR
C: DID IT WORK?
A: YES...
C: BUT ISN'T YOUR DAUGHTER 7?
A: SHUT UP
C: DID IT WORK?
A: YES...
C: BUT ISN'T YOUR DAUGHTER 7?
A: SHUT UP
by gurugirl1564 May 2, 2010

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by yograndmasmoma July 21, 2010

A used book (overall condition unimportant) that an avid reader "rescues" from a library sale, used-bookstore, clearance shelf, or home of a downsizing relative, without any immediate need for it but in the fear it will be pulped otherwise. The term puppy-dog comes from the similarity to rescuing an animal and taking it home to a house already full of cats and dogs, for fear it would otherwise be euthanized.
"Did you really need to buy DISCOURSES ON LIVY by Niccolo Machiavelli?"
"Well . . . it's a puppy-dog book to me. It's a good clean copy, it was cheap, eventually I may find time to read it, and most of all I couldn't bear the idea of it hitting the recycling bin and sent to print heaven."
"Well . . . it's a puppy-dog book to me. It's a good clean copy, it was cheap, eventually I may find time to read it, and most of all I couldn't bear the idea of it hitting the recycling bin and sent to print heaven."
by al-in-chgo August 4, 2016
