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pawshake en · NOUN

Etymology

From paw + shake.

Meanings

  1. The grasping of an animal's paw, analogous to a handshake.
    • Now my pet has grown into a big dog. I still shake its paw. When my friends come to visit me, my dog happily offers a pawshake to everyone. 2015, G. E. Giam, Model Compositions Series (Primary 1) (page 161)
  2. (slang) A handshake, especially with a handpaw.

Forms

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pawshakes Number=Plur lexicographic

pawshake en · VERB

Etymology

From paw + shake.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To perform a pawshake.

Forms

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pawshakes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pawshaked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pawshaked Tense=Past lexicographic
pawshaking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic