plural pooches
informal
: dog
a cute pooch
Before the abusive letters pour in …, may I state that I am very fond of dogs. Loyal, obedient, housetrained pooches are a pleasure to rub noses with.—
Romany Bain
Romany Bain
Phrases
screw the pooch
US slang
: to botch an activity or undertaking : screw up
He's a little cocky, but he's not about to screw the pooch.—Douglas M. Bailey
Douglas M. BaileySuch is life. Sometimes you score big, and sometimes you screw the pooch.—Greg Jerrett
Greg JerrettSynonyms
Examples of pooch in a Sentence
Noun
What a cute little pooch!
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
Verb
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
Recent Examples on the WebBen Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The means under 21s are welcome at the normally adults only hideaway—pooch are welcome, too.
—Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
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Noun
On the one hand, the development of a human rabies vaccine in 1885 was good for dogs: Once pooches were no longer terrifying disease vectors, people could welcome them into their home without reservation.
—Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The means under 21s are welcome at the normally adults only hideaway—pooch are welcome, too.
—Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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