Meaning
A puppy — a young dog. Small and playful, it figures in the proverb 'yuh play wid puppy, puppy lick yuh mout' — play too freely with someone beneath you or too familiar and they'll take liberties; over-familiarity breeds cheek.
Examples
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Di dawg have four puppy.
The dog has four puppies.
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Yuh play wid puppy, puppy lick yuh mout.
Play with a puppy and it licks your mouth.
A proverb on over-familiarity.
Origin
From English 'puppy'. See [[dawg]], [[mongrel]].
How it’s used
A young dog; central to the 'play wid puppy' proverb on familiarity.