pooch

1 of 2

noun

ˈpüch 

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

see also:

screw the pooch

pooch

2 of 2

verb

pooched; pooching; pooches

intransitive verb

chiefly dialectal

: bulge

Synonyms of pooch

Noun

• dog

Verb

• protrude
• poke
• bulge

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 Web

Noun

Now, your precious pooch can collect the creepy monster bag charms, too, with their very own Labubu dog toys. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026

Photos by the website TMZ and the New York Post's Page Six show Kelce carrying the pooch off Swift's private jet on July 12. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Now, this very same pooch was just photographed in South Florida with Kelce. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

The Monaco earns extra points for its pooch-friendly approach, along with its PUBLIC loaner bikes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

Verb

alteration of pouch entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1908, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing pooch

• screw the pooch

Rhymes for pooch

• brooch
• cooch
• gooch
• baluch
• mapuche

Kids Definition

pooch

noun

ˈpüch

informal

: dog entry 1 sense 1a