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.—
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Noun
What a cute little pooch!
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
Verb
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The dog-waste donnybrook was similar to another recent clash in Brooklyn that saw a 75-year-old grandmother jumped and beaten for complaining that a dog walker was not cleaning up the pooch’s poop.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The maximum number of pooches allowed in a dwelling unit will rise to four, up from three canines allowed under the current city code.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Araiza improved on his pooch punts, and the Chiefs ultimately waived Czaplicki and stuck with Araiza for the 2025 season.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
One of the joys of these carriers is that travelers strut on with their dogs, no matter the size of the pooch.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The dog-waste donnybrook was similar to another recent clash in Brooklyn that saw a 75-year-old grandmother jumped and beaten for complaining that a dog walker was not cleaning up the pooch’s poop.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The maximum number of pooches allowed in a dwelling unit will rise to four, up from three canines allowed under the current city code.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Araiza improved on his pooch punts, and the Chiefs ultimately waived Czaplicki and stuck with Araiza for the 2025 season.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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