online medical dictionary | definition of pug

1. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck.

2. A name for a monkey.

3. A name for a fox.

4. An intimate; a crony; a dear one.

5. Chaff; the refuse of grain.

6. A prostitute.

7. <zoology> One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.

8. <zoology> Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.

Origin: Corrupted fr. Puck.

See: Puck.

(01 Mar 1998)