cockapoo

Or cock-a-poo

[kok-uh-poo]

noun

plural

cockapoos 

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockapoo¹

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

Example Sentences

The couple, from Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, brought Leah's mum's cockapoo Bear and her brother's cocker spaniel Lola to Henrhyd Falls.

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I have a cockapoo, Bobby Rhubarb, she’s 4 1/2, so my life kind of revolves around her.

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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.

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One of the estimated 600 schools with a classroom canine is Whitefriars Primary Academy in King's Lynn, Norfolk, which said Poppy the cockapoo helped with wellbeing and learning.

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Sprawled on an enormous pumpkin-colored sofa in the Beachwood Canyon home he shares with his choreographer wife, Charissa, 14-year-old cockapoo Raisin and mutt Clara, 12, Tudyk reflects on his journey from live-wire child to “Resident Alien” star.

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