lap dog in English

noun
1
a small dog kept as a pet.
My dog wouldn't be some little barking lapdog , it would be a full-size, slobbery, jumps up on you and gets you muddy dog.

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1. 13 The lady was kissing a little lap dog.

2. Politicians want a lap-dog press which will uncritically report their propaganda.

3. A Bichon Frise (/ˈbiːʃɒn ˈfriːz/ or /ˈbiːʃɒn frɪˈzeɪ/; from French: bichon à poil frisé, French pronunciation: , meaning 'curly lap dog') is a small breed of dog of the bichon type.