DoggoLingo (Doggo, Pupper, Bork)
What it means
A set of cute words used to caption dog photos, often in a "good boy" voice ("heckin good boy, 13/10").
Where it came from
Wikipedia: DoggoLingo emerged in the 2010s, popularised by accounts such as WeRateDogs on Twitter and Dogspotting on Facebook (which took off in 2014, especially in Australia where adding "-o" is already common), plus Reddit, Tumblr and 4chan; its use peaked around 2017. Linguist Gretchen McCulloch notes people speak it as themselves to their pets, unlike mid-2000s lolcats captions written as the cat.
How popular is it?
- 21,153 views of the Know Your Meme entry (read 2026-10-31 15:58 MSK)
- Wikipedia article views per month: 1,456 in Aug 2026, 1,509 in Sep 2026, 1,513 in Oct 2026 (article, Wikimedia pageviews API, read 2026-10-31 15:58 MSK; October is month-to-date)
- YouTube search for
doggolingo: about 2,459 results, 6 uploaded this month (YouTube's own rough estimate, may include unrelated videos; search, read 2026-10-31 15:58 MSK)
Public counts only, copied as shown on the day we read them. Google Trends and Reddit search were not reachable from our server, so they are not included.
Timeline
- 2014Dogspotting Facebook group takes off
- ~2017Peak DoggoLingo usage (Wikipedia)
How people use it
Mix and match — "smol pupper doing a heckin bork".
Caption ideas
FAQ
What does "13/10" mean?
A joking rating where every dog scores above 10/10.
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-31. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
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