A British childish or affectionate expression meaning to take a dog out for a walk. The '-ies' diminutive suffix gives it a playful, infantilizing tone that makes it popular with dog owners talking to their pets or to children. It can also be used humorously among adults — to say something has 'gone walkies' is British slang for it going missing or wandering off unexpectedly, which extends the phrase beyond its literal dog-walking meaning into a general idiom for disappearance.
Grab the lead — it's time to go walkies before the weather turns.
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(slang, childish) To take a dog for a walk.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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