pooch
Americannoun
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pooches
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pooch
First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain
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At one point in the clip, the white pup gazes adoringly at the NFL star before hopping onto a couch to snuggle beside him while Kelce lovingly pets the pooch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
The successful pooch will replace the world-famous Bear, credited with saving over 100 koalas from bushfires during a decade of service.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Avoid using hotel elevators if you can because you never know who—or what other dog—will step in and upset your already travel-stressed pooch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
And considering how screw-the- pooch things were going on the island, he needed something to make him feel safe.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
The pooches were reunited shortly after the crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Clips of a duckling swimming in a bath or two happy pooches patrolling their neighbourhood are examples of the curated programming on "PetTV".
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
They get all kinds, from well-to-do couples toting their toy pooches in the same designer bag as their medications, to criminally neglected unhoused people.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
Elias Weiss Friedman, who shares his photos of New York dogs with the nearly 8 million followers on his Instagram account, the Dogist, said people increasingly want pooches that stand out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
"He has a waistcoat wi' three pooches in it—yin for a watch—an' a braw, black, shiny bonnet."
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by James C. Welsh
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