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
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
And earlier in the day, the Lindas paid their respects at the grave of Toto, the heroic pooch from The Wizard of Oz.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
So this sweet pooch then became a temporary member of the WFOR news team.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
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
And earlier in the day, the Lindas paid their respects at the grave of Toto, the heroic pooch from The Wizard of Oz.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
So this sweet pooch then became a temporary member of the WFOR news team.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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