pooch
Americannoun
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pooches
plural
noun
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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
The comments section of the post is flooded with praise for the pooch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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
So many ways to screw the pooch, and just one staggeringly complex, scrupulously modeled, endlessly rehearsed, indefatigably tested way to succeed.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Five Los Angeles County pools will open to the area’s dogs, pooches and hounds Saturday in a special event marking the end of the pool season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She made the ferry journey over to England with a fellow Dutch breeder friend and seven pooches between them -- three of them Swedish Vallhunds and four other hounds.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
The world's most famous dog show has kicked off and droves of pooches have begun to arrive.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 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
"I wonder the thretty sovereigns I gied ye the other day, when we tossed for them and the case o' kickshaws, havena' brunt yer pooches."
From The Lighthouse by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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