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muttnik

noun

Etymology

Blend of mutt + sputnik.

  1. borrowed from спу́тник — “satellite”
  2. compounded as muttnik — “mutt + sputnik”

Definitions

  1. A dog that is launched into space.

    • If they can get a muttnik up, I don't see why we can't put up a burro-nik.
    • The advent of sputniks and muttniks has aroused apprehension as to whether we are training the best brains we have in sufficient numbers to keep up with developments in other countries.
    • Sputniks and muttniks, flying through the air.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA