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
Romany Bain
Phrases
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
Douglas M. BaileySuch is life. Sometimes you score big, and sometimes you screw the pooch.—Greg Jerrett
Greg JerrettExamples 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
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Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The video then revealed the sweet surprise and switched to a clip of an indoor pool the family had rented at Bubble Puppy Swim and Playhouse in Michigan for Tucker and their other pooch, Tucker's son Todd.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
And, Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s top pooch domestically, Dog Man, is on staggered release overseas, expanding to 29 new markets this frame after opening in just one last session.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Unlike most beaches, pooches are allowed off-leash and frolic together in the white sand, drawing plenty of smiles and pettings from passersby.
—Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Brandi Hunter Munden, vice president of communications at the American Kennel Club, said finding the right pooch is easier than some may think.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The video then revealed the sweet surprise and switched to a clip of an indoor pool the family had rented at Bubble Puppy Swim and Playhouse in Michigan for Tucker and their other pooch, Tucker's son Todd.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
And, Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s top pooch domestically, Dog Man, is on staggered release overseas, expanding to 29 new markets this frame after opening in just one last session.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2025
Unlike most beaches, pooches are allowed off-leash and frolic together in the white sand, drawing plenty of smiles and pettings from passersby.
—Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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