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 JerrettSynonyms
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
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EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Rather, the diminutive pooch, named Sushi, under her arm.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
Another video, posted by Egypt’s tourism agency, showed a similar-looking pooch descending a pyramid.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
In October 1990, Will Smith was busy filming The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with guest star Kadeem Hardison while Patti Lupone shared a scene with a pack of pooches on the set of Life Goes On.
—John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The 14-year-old pooch, who often accompanies Barrymore on the couch during her interviews, became obsessed with the bright pink floral blooms on Mendes’ Stella McCartney dress and repeatedly tried to eat them during their interview — much to Mendes’ amusement.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Rather, the diminutive pooch, named Sushi, under her arm.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
Another video, posted by Egypt’s tourism agency, showed a similar-looking pooch descending a pyramid.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
In October 1990, Will Smith was busy filming The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with guest star Kadeem Hardison while Patti Lupone shared a scene with a pack of pooches on the set of Life Goes On.
—John Russell, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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