pookie
noun
a term of endearment
What does pookie mean?
Pookie, when (often) capitalized, is used as a term of endearment, as for a romantic partner. The word pookie can also be used as a noun to refer to someone that a person feels love or affection for, whether a beloved friend or relative or a romantic partner.
Examples of pookie
... took to her Instagram with a carousel of selfies of the two. “MY MAN MY MAN!! I LOVE YOU POOKIE,” she captioned the snaps.
—Maggie Ekberg, Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2024
It’s so embarrassing, the cutesy pet names adult lovers adopt. I called her ‘pookie’ and ‘snook’ and she called me ‘horseface’ and ‘the human wallet.’
—Tracy, then two, took her mother’s face in her hands, looked her straight in the eye, and solemnly commanded: “Mommy, don’t you cry. You’re my pookie, and I love you.”
—
Where does pookie come from?
The first known print use of pookie as a general term of endearment appeared in the mid 1960s. Prior to this pookie was used, as it still sometimes is, as a name or nickname for a specific person.
How is pookie used?
With affection.
More Slang Words
See All
