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

Barack Obama announced the death at 13 of Sunny, the former first pooch from his second presidential term and a Portuguese water dog who hated to get wet. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Though Mauricio was spotted leaving the apartment with the couple’s dog, a golden doodle named Canelo, the pooch wasn’t with the suspect when he was captured and the victim’s son is desperate to find him. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Before selecting a top dog, get to know each pooch better by learning how adoption changed their lives and the lives of their owners. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Many of the items incorporate key elements of Antonoff and Korn’s latest releases, from the patterns to the symbolism, and all of them are guaranteed to make your pooch the king — or queen — of the dog park. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 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