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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John Russell, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Danville Boyle County Humane Society Holiday Party, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. Join the local humane society for an evening partying with the pooches.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
So, which persistent pooch earned the title of Best in Show, joining previous winners like Stache the Sealyham Terrier, Winston the French Bulldog and Claire the Scottish Deerhound?
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
The video shows the mischievous pooch persistently pulling his owner's eye mask off in a bid for some morning attention.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In his scene with Davis, a minor mishap threatens to tank the pooch’s chance at taking home the top prize, forcing Charlotte to turn on the charm to get on Frei’s character’s good side.
—John Russell, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Danville Boyle County Humane Society Holiday Party, Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. Join the local humane society for an evening partying with the pooches.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
So, which persistent pooch earned the title of Best in Show, joining previous winners like Stache the Sealyham Terrier, Winston the French Bulldog and Claire the Scottish Deerhound?
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
The video shows the mischievous pooch persistently pulling his owner's eye mask off in a bid for some morning attention.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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