plural pooches
Definition of pooch
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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
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 Such is life. Sometimes you score big, and sometimes you screw the pooch.— Greg Jerrett
pooch
verbpooched; pooching; pooches
Definition of pooch (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of pooch was in 1908
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