Usually means: Swimming style mimicking a dog.
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  1. doggy paddle: Collins English Dictionary
  2. doggy paddle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. doggy-paddle, doggy paddle: Wiktionary
  4. Doggy paddle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. doggy-paddle, doggy paddle: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. doggy paddle: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. doggy paddle: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (doggy paddle)

noun:  A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming. The swimmer lies on their chest and moves their hands and legs alternately.
noun:  The swimming method used by dogs and other four-legged mammals, with head above water and front legs vigorously paddling.
verb:  To swim in this style.

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