# Doggo Doggo is affectionate internet slang for a dog, popularized in the mid-2010s alongside related baby-talk terms like pupper and floof. The word spread through Reddit dog communities, image-macro charts, and Twitter pet accounts before Merriam-Webster added it to its Words We're Watching list in December 2017. ## Overview Doggo is affectionate internet slang for a dog, part of a wider vocabulary of dog-themed baby talk that pairs the word with "pupper" for a small dog[2]. The term shows up in image captions, tweets, and comment threads under photos of family pets. The meme version travels with a specific chart-format joke that labels different animals with invented dog categories, such as a Shiba Inu treated as a "common doggo" and a fox as a "special doggo"[4]. By late 2017, Merriam-Webster noted the word's spike in usage and added it to a shortlist of terms it was tracking[1]. ## How It Spread On July 21st, 2015, an image titled "What are aninmals?" appeared on /r/meirl, using a Shiba Inu as a "common doggo" and a Fennec fox as a "special doggo," picking up more than 2,400 votes and 70 comments[4]. A narrated version of the "aninmals" chart was uploaded to YouTube by LilCosco08 on December 30th of that year[5]. The vocabulary broke wider in 2016. Urban Dictionary user VictorLictor filed an entry on June 22nd defining doggo as "a big ol pupper"[2]. On July 16th, a "barber, you don't understand meme formats" image with a blue "Doggo" button drew over 8,400 votes on /r/me_irl[4]. Five days later, /r/copypasta user TurtlesOfJustice posted the "pupper is a doggo" copypasta that codified the shared vocabulary[6]. Merriam-Webster added doggo to its "Words We're Watching" list on December 27th, 2017, crediting the We Rate Dogs Twitter account for the spike in slang usage[1]. ## How to Use To use doggo slang, people typically pair the word with related dog-baby-talk terms like "pupper" for a small dog or "floof" for a fluffy one, often in captions under pet photos[2]. A common convention is the "what are aninmals?" chart format, where real animals are sorted into invented dog categories such as "common doggo" or "special doggo"[4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Doggo? Doggo is affectionate internet slang for a dog, popularized on Reddit and Twitter in the mid-2010s and often paired with "pupper" for smaller dogs[2]. ### Where did Doggo come from? The modern slang spread through the /r/doggos subreddit, launched on June 6th, 2015[3], and viral image-macro posts on Reddit like the "What are aninmals?" chart on /r/meirl[4]. ### What does Doggo mean? In current usage doggo just means dog, said affectionately; an older, unrelated phrase "lie doggo" meant to stay hidden and quiet, dating to the late 19th century[1]. ### How do you use Doggo? Doggo is typically used in dog-photo captions and category-chart jokes alongside terms like pupper and floof, or in copypastas like the "pupper is a doggo" post on /r/copypasta[6]. ### Is Doggo still popular? Doggo peaked in the mid-to-late 2010s, with Merriam-Webster tracking it in December 2017[1], and is now a classic piece of internet dog vocabulary rather than a fresh trend. ## References 1. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-were-watching-doggo]() 2. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Doggo]() 3. [https://www.reddit.com/r/doggos/]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doggo]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imnveG5YOVI]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/doggo Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library