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
Recent Examples on the Web
John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Window attracting dogs for four years The window, which was initially set up to facilitate customers during COVID, has now become a busy hotspot for treat-seeking pooches, Tondryk said.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The 6-year-old pooch still suffers from back pain and faces the risk of another IVDD flare-up, which could lead to further surgery, paralysis, or, in the worst-case scenario, the loss of his life.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of putting her canines in her will, the late actress—who was the second wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry—opted for a $4 million pet trust for their pooches and set aside an additional $1 million for a caretaker to look after them.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Bonus Note: Travel with your beloved pooch and the pet-friendly Palace will pamper them with their own dog bed and goodies.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Window attracting dogs for four years The window, which was initially set up to facilitate customers during COVID, has now become a busy hotspot for treat-seeking pooches, Tondryk said.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
The 6-year-old pooch still suffers from back pain and faces the risk of another IVDD flare-up, which could lead to further surgery, paralysis, or, in the worst-case scenario, the loss of his life.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of putting her canines in her will, the late actress—who was the second wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry—opted for a $4 million pet trust for their pooches and set aside an additional $1 million for a caretaker to look after them.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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