pup, sold a

pup, sold a
 Swindled.

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  • pup — [pʌp] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: puppy] 1.) a young dog = ↑puppy ▪ a spaniel pup ▪ a litter of pups (=several pups born to the same mother at the same time) 2.) a young ↑seal or ↑otter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pup — /pʌp / (say pup) noun 1. a young dog, especially one less than one year old; a puppy. 2. a young seal. 3. a conceited or empty headed boy or young man. 4. Colloquial an inexperienced young man. 5. an offshoot of a plant: a bromeliad making pups.… …  

  • pup — 1 noun (C) 1 a young dog; a puppy: a spaniel pup 2 a young seal 1 (1) or otter: seal pups 3 old fashioned an insulting word for a young man who is rude or too confident: Don t you threaten me, you young pup! 4 be sold a pup BrE old fashioned to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sold a pup — (be) the victim of some deceptio …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • sold a pup — Australian Slang (be) the victim of some deceptio …   English dialects glossary

  • sold a pup — deceive, cheat, swindle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sold a pup —  Swindled …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Mucky Pup — Origin Bergenfield, New Jersey, United States Genres Hardcore punk Heavy metal Crossover thrash Years active 1985–1996 1999 (1 reunion show) 2000 (2 reunion shows) 2002 (2 reunion shows) 2003 (1 reunion show) …   Wikipedia

  • Beagle Pup — infobox Aircraft name = B.121 Pup type = manufacturer = Beagle Aircraft Limited caption = designer = first flight = 1967 introduced = 1968 retired = produced = 1967 1970 number built = 152 status = unit cost = primary user = more users =… …   Wikipedia

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