pup·py 
/ˈpʌpi/ noun
plural pup·pies /ˈpʌpi/ noun [count] 1 : a young dog
▪ Our dog just had four puppies. 2 US, informal a — used in a playful way to refer to a thing ▪ Why isn't the grill on? Fire that puppy up! [=turn on the grill] ▪ This is a big program. You'll need a lot of RAM to run this puppy on your computer.
b — used in a playful way to refer to a person ▪ If they thought the new mayor would be easy to bribe, they picked the wrong puppy. [=the wrong guy] ▪ That guy is one sick puppy. [=that guy is crazy, cruel, or disgusting] ▪ I was one tired puppy [=I was very tired] after a long day of hiking.
▪ Our dog just had four puppies.
b — used in a playful way to refer to a person ▪ If they thought the new mayor would be easy to bribe, they picked the wrong puppy. [=the wrong guy] ▪ That guy is one sick puppy. [=that guy is crazy, cruel, or disgusting] ▪ I was one tired puppy [=I was very tired] after a long day of hiking.
