pouter

[ pou-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who pouts. pout.
one of a breed of long-legged domestic pigeons, characterized by the habit of puffing out the distensible crop.

pouter

/ ˈpaʊtə /

a person or thing that pouts
a breed of domestic pigeon with a large crop capable of being greatly puffed out

Origin of pouter¹

First recorded in 1715–25; pout ¹ + -er ¹

Its neck is ample and bloated, and when distended in excitement reminds one of a pouter-pigeon.

Let us recognize it as an exquisite creation of art, not of nature, as wonderful as the pouter pigeon or the saffron rose.

Persis herself was like a pouter pigeon strutting and preening her high breast.

Then we go on to the absurd idea which came over womankind that it was most becoming to look like a pouter pigeon.

In disdain she saunters away, plump as a pampered pouter pigeon, humming the duet from Don Giovanni.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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