Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dog.
- intransitive verb To bulge; protrude. Used with out.
- noun A deposit of fat in the pelvic region.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun slang A
dog - noun A dog of mixed breed, a
mongrel - noun A
bulge , an enlarged part - noun A distended or swelled condition.
- verb To
distend , to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used without .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb round one's lips as if intending to kiss
- noun informal terms for dogs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hum Sage, do you think your pooch is a yo-yo dieter?
Hondo & Fabian (copy) ____Maggie 2007
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The conceit of Bolt! is that the title pooch (voiced by John Travolta ... what better casting for a movie about fantasies of omnipotence than an actual Scientologist?) has been genetically altered to have super-powers (super-speed, super-strength, and a super-bark capable of unleashing a sonic boom) as he assists "his person," a girl named Penny (voiced by Disney's current uber-darling Miley Cyrus) in her battle against "The Green Eyed Man" (the envy of the rest of humanity, perhaps?) to recapture her father, who has been kidnapped to reveal the secrets of whatever it is he does to create super-pooches.
the talking dog 2008
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I never conjure up an image of a black Labrador, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, German Shorthair, or Weimaraner when the word "pooch" is spoken!
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The mental image I get when the word "pooch" is heard is a furry, nappy, little mutt (or thoroughbred for that matter) or facimilie thereof.
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The mental image I get when the word "pooch" is heard is a furry, nappy, little mutt (or thoroughbred for that matter) or facimilie thereof.
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I never conjure up an image of a black Labrador, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, German Shorthair, or Weimaraner when the word "pooch" is spoken!
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Although my pooch is only 5 months I would like to work on calling a command once as well as hammering in the obedience.
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An elderly Oklahoma man landed himself in jail after using bolt cutters to break his prized pooch from the pound.
Edwin Fry's Poodle, Buddy Tough, Euthanized After 73-Year-Old Tries To Free Him From Pound Adam J. Rose 2010
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An elderly Oklahoma man landed himself in jail after using bolt cutters to break his prized pooch from the pound.
Edwin Fry's Poodle, Buddy Tough, Euthanized After 73-Year-Old Tries To Free Him From Pound The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Although my pooch is only 5 months I would like to work on calling a command once as well as hammering in the obedience.
oroboros commented on the word pooch
I love this word in its 'pooch out' usage!
"The peeniebunkle & jerry pooched out of the sammich and onto the rug." :oD
October 11, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pooch
Cheese and rice, will you watch your language?!
;)
October 12, 2007
tiggytig commented on the word pooch
Goodness =X
October 23, 2008
amacleod03 commented on the word pooch
A slang term for a dog, especially a mongrel.
July 27, 2009