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: any of a breed of small sturdy compact dogs of Asian origin with a smooth, short coat, tightly curled tail, short muzzle, and broad wrinkled face
pugged; pugging
: to work and mix (a substance, such as clay) when wet especially to make more homogeneous and easier to handle (as in throwing or molding wares)
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Noun (2)
a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles
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Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
Stripped completely of any of his familiar comic mannerisms, even when sharing scenes with a rambunctious pug who stands as the show’s most likable character, Crystal is fully convincing as a man who needs more sleep and wishes the faucets from his upstairs bathroom would stop dripping.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One of Michele’s odder collections is his menagerie of ceramic pugs, some of which date back to the 1700s.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
In Kay Thompson’s famed 1950s book series, the famed blonde character lived in a room on the tippy top floor of the Plaza in New York with her pug, Weenie, and pet turtle, Skipperdee.
—Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The tongue was off-center, the stitches were wonky, and the toe-box looked like a pug’s face.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
Stripped completely of any of his familiar comic mannerisms, even when sharing scenes with a rambunctious pug who stands as the show’s most likable character, Crystal is fully convincing as a man who needs more sleep and wishes the faucets from his upstairs bathroom would stop dripping.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One of Michele’s odder collections is his menagerie of ceramic pugs, some of which date back to the 1700s.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
In Kay Thompson’s famed 1950s book series, the famed blonde character lived in a room on the tippy top floor of the Plaza in New York with her pug, Weenie, and pet turtle, Skipperdee.
—Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pug. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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