bamboozle
To trick. As in the fake throw. As in the empty hand.
“Hooman pretend to throw ball. Ball still in hand. I have been bamboozled.”
What bamboozle meansDoggoLingo dictionary: dog slang from A to Z
Every doggo word from bamboozle to zoomies. Tap a card to flip it, or open a word for the science behind it.
blep
When the tip of the tongue pokes out and just… stays there.
“Forgot to put tongue back in. Is fine. Blep.”
What blep meansboop
A gentle tap on the nose. The universal greeting.
“You have been booped. You may now boop me back.”
What boop meansbork
A bark. Borf is the small, muffled version.
“Bork bork! A leaf has moved. Borf. Another leaf.”
What bork meansderp
A goofy, blank, not-all-there face. Lovingly.
“Walked into door. Is fine. Derp.”
What derp meansdoggo
A dog. Specifically, a very good one.
“Look at this doggo. Heckin majestic. 13/10 would boop.”
What doggo meansfloof
A very fluffy dog. Or the fluff itself.
“Is not fat. Is floof. Very important difference.”
What floof meanshenlo
Hello, said by a dog who just learned it.
“Henlo. I see you have a sandwich. Henlo, sandwich.”
What henlo meansmlem
The quick lick of the nose or lips. Usually after something tasty.
“Was there peanut butter on my snoot? Mlem. Not anymore.”
What mlem meanspupper
A puppy, or a small young dog. Maximum cute.
“Smol pupper discovers own tail. Chaos ensues.”
What pupper meanssnoot
The nose. The boopable part.
“My snoot detected a cheese. Investigation ongoing.”
What snoot meanssploot
Lying flat on the belly with both back legs stretched out behind.
“Too hot to walk. Will sploot on the cold tiles until further notice.”
What sploot meansteefs
Teeth. Especially the little ones on display.
“Do not worry about the teefs. The teefs are for zucchini.”
What teefs meanstoe beans
The soft pads on a dog's paws. Squishable. Smell like snacks.
“Do not touch the toe beans. Ok you may touch ONE toe bean.”
What toe beans meanszoomies
A sudden burst of wild, happy running, often in circles.
“Bath's over! Commencing zoomies in 3, 2, borf.”
What zoomies meansUse it in a sentence
Pick a word, add your dog's name and get a sentence to post with their photo.
Mocha had the zoomies so hard the rug filed a complaint.
More DoggoLingo you'll hear
hooman
Hooman is DoggoLingo for human: the tall, treat-holding creature who lives with you. [1]
“My hooman is the best hooman. Do not tell other hoomans.”
heckin
Heckin is the DoggoLingo intensifier, used in place of very or extremely. [1]
“This is a heckin good stick.”
doing me a frighten
DoggoLingo builds verbs with doin me a: doing me a frighten means you're scaring me. [1]
“The vacuum is doing me a frighten.”
snek
A snek is a snake, also known as a danger noodle or nope rope. [1]
“Is that a snek? No. Is hose. Still suspicious.”
good boi
Good boi is good boy, DoggoLingo style. Good girls get it too.
“Who's a good boi? Me. I am the good boi.”
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What is DoggoLingo?
DoggoLingo is the internet's way of talking about dogs: cute misspellings and sound words like doggo, pupper, smol, mlem and heckin. It grew out of dog memes in the 2010s. This dictionary explains every word, and for the ones that describe a real behaviour, like zoomies or a sploot, what the science says is going on.
DoggoLingo questions, answered
What is DoggoLingo?
DoggoLingo is an internet slang for talking about dogs (and other pets) with cute misspellings and sound words, like doggo, pupper, mlem and heckin. It emerged in the 2010s and peaked around 2017. [1]
What does doggo mean?
Doggo is DoggoLingo for dog, usually an older or bigger one; a pupper is a younger, smaller one. [2]
What does hooman mean?
Hooman means human: your dog's human. [1]
What are the zoomies?
A sudden burst of wild running, known to dog experts as FRAPs, Frenetic Random Activity Periods. [3]
What does heckin mean?
Heckin is the DoggoLingo word for very or extremely, as in heckin good. [1]
Where did DoggoLingo come from?
It grew on social media in the 2010s, with accounts like WeRateDogs and groups like Dogspotting helping it spread. [1]
How we got this
The meanings come from how the words are used online and from dictionaries that track internet slang. Where a word describes a real behaviour, like zoomies or a sploot, we add what the American Kennel Club, the ASPCA, VCA or peer-reviewed studies say, and link the source. Sentences and drawings are made up for fun.
Sources
- DoggoLingo. Wikipedia. Supports: DoggoLingo emerged in the 2010s and peaked around 2017; it adds -o, -er and -ino endings (doggo, pupper, pupperino), uses onomatopoeia like mlem and blep, heckin as an intensifier, doin me a ... verbs, eye-dialect spellings, and calls a human a hooman, a snake a snek and a bird a birb.
- doggo / pupper (slang). Dictionary.com. Supports: Doggo and pupper are affectionate DoggoLingo words for dog and puppy; doggos tend to be older and larger, puppers younger and smaller; Australians often add -o to words; bork, heckin and woofer are related words.
- Why does my puppy go wild at night? (Zoomies). American Kennel Club. Supports: Zoomies are Frenetic Random Activity Periods (FRAPs): short bursts of intense activity, often after a stressful event like a bath or at night; keep the path clear of obstacles and breakables, a fenced yard or carpet is safer, and frapping usually drops as energy drops with age.