pup

name

1. Initialism of Private Use Plane: either of the two Unicode planes (planes 15 and 16) reserved for private use.

noun

Etymology: Clipping of puppy.

1. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

   “The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.”

2. A young, inexperienced person.

   “The new teacher is a mere pup.”

3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.

   “My pup likes to run as fast as he can, yet cannot always stop in time!”

4. A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.
5. A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.
6. A kind of small spotlight.

   “For a scene like the Highgate exhumation night sequence suitable equipment would consist of: two brutes on Molevators, three 10 K lights also on Molevators and, for good measure, two 5 Ks, four 2 Ks, two pups (1000 W), two North lights […]”

   “Spots were also used for the foreground, usually the smaller type like a “pup,” which could be repositioned quickly for different setups.”

7. An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.
8. Someone who participates in pup play (the sexual practice of role-playing as a young dog).

   “It could be any dude, as long as you really want to fuck him. It could be a... a twink, a bear, an otter, a circuit queen, a chub, a pup, a gipster, a daddy chaser, a leatherman, a ladyboy, a Donald Duck. Donald Duck's a gay guy who's been kicked out of the Navy.”

   “Mentorship, I learned from the Fog City pups, plays a huge role in their family business, where the pack hierarchy comes into play.”

9. A small tributary or feeder stream in the US state of Alaska.

   “[...] stream gravels of Bear Pup are auriferous for a distance of at least 2 miles above its mouth.”

   “At last we reached the head of Young creek, and following a "pup" stream we worked out way over a third divide and down into the great Chitina valley.”

verb

Etymology: Clipping of puppy.

1. To give birth to pups.