dogly
n.— «Dogly. To describe someone who is not only ugly but their whole personality reeks dog.» —“Dogly” by Ayesha Ghanchi Ayesha’s Ever Expanding Vocabulary (New Cross, Eng.) Oct. 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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