Its origins are different from its current usage
In the last couple of years, the use of the term “doggo” to describe our canine buddies has increased dramatically, but the word has been around for centuries. The previous meaning of the term was different, meaning “to remain motionless and quiet to escape detection”. It was commonly used in the phrase “to lie doggo”, which was popularized by Rudyard Kipling and used as slang in the late 1800s. The word is related to the word “dog” and simply had the suffix “o” added to mean “has the qualities of, or is associated with”.
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