pooch

pooch ¹

 (po͞och)

n. Slang

A dog.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pooch ²

 (po͞och) Informal

intr.v. pooched, pooch·ing, pooch·es

To bulge; protrude. Used with out: "a little roll of flab that pooches out above the tight waists of their spandex trunks" (Megan Rosenfeld).

n.

A deposit of fat in the pelvic region.

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[Alteration of pouch.]

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pooch

(puːtʃ)

n

(Animals) a slang word for dog¹

[of unknown origin]

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pooch

(putʃ)

n. Informal.

a dog.

[1895–1900; orig. uncertain]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pooch - informal terms for dogs     doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
Verb	1.	pooch - round one's lips as if intending to kiss pooch out purse - contract one's lips into a rounded shape

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Translations

piskipullistuapullistumarakki

bastardocane

pooch

[puːtʃ] N → perro m

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pooch

n (inf) → Hündchen nt

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