peekapoo

[ pee-kuh-poo ]

noun,plural peek·a·poos.
  1. a dog crossbred from a Pekingese and a miniature poodle: Our Pekingese, Millie, is a wonderful mother to her litter of peekapoos.

Origin of peekapoo

1
First recorded in 1965–70; Pek(ingese), the breed of dog + by analogy with the earlier compound noun (cock)apoo; spelling imitates peekaboo
  • Also pek·e·poo, pek·a·poo .

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