pooch

[pooch]
noun Informal.
a dog.

Origin:
1895–1900; origin uncertain

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pooch (puːtʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a slang word for dog
 
[of unknown origin]

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Pooch is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

pooch
1924, "dog," Amer.Eng., of unknown origin.
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pooch definition


  1. n.
    a dog. (Also a term of address to a friendly dog.) : Hello, pooch. My goodness, you're friendly.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Owning this little stocky pooch seems to be as trendy as rhinestone studded
  stilettos on the red carpet.
Each bergamot-scented bottle is engraved with a pint-size pooch leashed by a
  gal in eggplant-colored cowboy boots.
Instead, she found one aggressive dog and one laid back pooch.
Every night, the floppy-eared pooch scarfed down her ration in seconds.
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