2this/that puppyAmerican EnglishAmE spoken informal used instead of the name of a thing, especially when you do not know the name 这/那东西[玩意儿]〔尤指不知如何称呼时〕
How do you turn this puppy off?
怎么把这东西关掉?
Examples from the Corpus
this/that puppy• Use the lane and follow that puppy, that glove, up the roadta where it come from.• How do you shutthis puppy off?
Examples from the Corpus
puppy• He slipped through the skylight and sat at her feet, small like a baby, sweet like a beloved puppy.• As a breeder, I give one week's supply of food with each puppy.• It was age, youthful high spirits, they were very young, like puppies really.• Use the lane and follow that puppy, that glove, up the roadta where it come from.• For the puppy I will never have.• Try to settle the puppy down here before going to bed.• Having made your choice, it is time to take your puppy home.
Originpuppy
(1400-1500)Frenchpoupée“doll, toy”, from an unrecorded poupe; → PUPPET