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Definition of puppy-dog eyes in English: puppy-dog eyesnoun A person's eyes (and frequently hence expression or appearance generally), likened to a puppy's, especially in appearing mournful, beseeching, or winsome, or in eliciting (or being intended to elicit) sympathy or compassion.
Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Definition of puppy-dog eyes in US English: puppy-dog eyesnoun A person's eyes (and frequently hence expression or appearance generally), likened to a puppy's, especially in appearing mournful, beseeching, or winsome, or in eliciting (or being intended to elicit) sympathy or compassion.
Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. |