cockapoo

or cock-a-poo

[ kok-uh-poo ]

/ ˈkɒk əˌpu /

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noun, plural cock·a·poos.

a dog crossbred from a cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle: I grew up on a farm with dogs as big as ponies, and now I live in an apartment with a cockapoo that can fit in my tote bag.

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Origin of cockapoo

First recorded in 1960–65; cock(er)¹ + poo(dle), with -a- from cockatoo

Words nearby cockapoo

Cockaigne, cock-a-leekie, cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook, cockatiel, cockatoo, cockatrice, Cockayne