lie doggo

lie doggo
[“lai “dogo] in. to remain unrecognized (for a long time). (See also doggo. Old, but standard English.)
This problem has lain doggo since 1967.
If you don’t find the typos now, they will lie doggo until the next edition.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • Lie doggo — to hide away, to get out of something …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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  • doggo — [dôg′ō] adv. [< DOG + O] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] out of sight: chiefly in the phrase lie doggo, to stay hidden; lie low …   English World dictionary

  • doggo — ► ADVERB (in phrase lie doggo) Brit. informal, dated ▪ remain motionless and quiet to escape detection. ORIGIN origin uncertain …   English terms dictionary

  • doggo — /daw goh, dog oh/, adv. 1. Informal. in concealment; out of sight. 2. lie doggo, Brit. Slang. to keep out of sight; hide: Lie doggo until the excitement blows over. [1890 95; appar. DOG + O] * * * …   Universalium

  • doggo — f dogo] mod. hidden away; quiet and waiting. (See also lie doggo.) □ This error was there, doggo, for nearly thirty years. □ Here is another one of your doggo deadbeats on this list …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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