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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal, humorous) A young, small, or insignificant watchdog..
The latter power, incidentally, will no doubt be welcome over at the Bank of England which has nurtured the infant City watchpuppy with a very sizable unsecured overdraft and will be looking forward to the first tranche of repayment.
Brute lay in the boy's lap, a sleeping watchpuppy.
Consumer watchpuppies by the basketful start yapping, led by legislators seeing a no-lose position to trumpet at election time.
Use watchpuppy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Watchpuppy means (informal, humorous) A young, small, or insignificant watchdog..
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The latter power, incidentally, will no doubt be welcome over at the Bank of England which has nurtured the infant City watchpuppy with a very sizable unsecured overdraft and will be looking forward to the first tranche of repayment.
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