cockapoo

noun

cock·​a·​poo ˈkä-kə-ˌpü How to pronounce cockapoo (audio)
: a dog that is a cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle

Examples of cockapoo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Farley is 45 and lives with his wife, two sons and a cockapoo named Pippi in Danvers, Mass., on the North Shore. Brett Martin, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024 On Wednesday, the former professional soccer player, 48, took to his Instagram Story to share some cute clips of himself playing with the family's fluffy cockapoo, Simba. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 In just two years, the cost of insuring one of her cockapoos has risen 57%, from $77.94 to $122.11, Boyd’s documents show. David Paredes, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023 Walking with us was Klein’s friend Kara Stanley, while Klein’s cockapoo was scampering nearby with Stanley’s brown lab mix. Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023 Victoria Boyd, for example, shares her Las Vegas home with two cockapoos, one Shih Tzu and a Labrador retriever, and said the cost of covering their veterinary care with Trupanion is becoming a financial burden — approaching $400 a month. David Paredes, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023 Yuskavage and Levenstein live with their cockapoo, Phillip, in a Manhattan apartment decorated by Billy Cotton, a designer whose work has been on the cover of Architectural Digest. Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023 Here, Radziwill poses in her Parisian flat with Zinnia the cockapoo. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 12 Apr. 2023 This is no cockapoo or schnoodle. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2014

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of cocker (spaniel) + poodle

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cockapoo was in 1960

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“Cockapoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockapoo. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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