cockapoo

American

[kok-uh-poo] / ˈkɒk əˌpu /

Or cock-a-poo

noun

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

cockapoos

plural

Etymology

Origin of cockapoo

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

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"I would never tell anyone to get a cockapoo," she added.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

And Aunt Clara, a 20-pound goofball cockapoo, stays by my side because half of her is an obedient dog and the other half is afraid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025

The dog, Bobby Rhubarb, a shiny black cockapoo, greeted me with a waist-high leap when I visited Lewis recently at her home at the end of a wildflower-lined canyon road in the San Fernando Valley.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

Grew lives in New York with her wife, son and "energetic cockapoo," it says on Man's website.

From Reuters ● May 11, 2023

The cockapoo in photo c has curly hair, like the poodle, and short legs, like the cocker spaniel.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Watson Todd said responsible breeding, proper socialisation and informed owners were "all key to making sure cockapoos continue to be the wonderful companions that so many families enjoy".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

According to the results of the study, cockapoos in particular displayed more aggression and rivalry when it came to other dogs.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Now lives: In a three-story loft in the Southgate neighborhood of London with their parents, three siblings and two cockapoos.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022

“Come and say hello to the dogs,” he bids me, leading the way to the kitchen, where Coco and Mixie, his 18-month-old cockapoos are scratching frantically at the closed door.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2017

Does anyone else have this problem, or is it just cockapoos?

From Washington Post

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