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pooch

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Etymology 1

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Of uncertain origin. One (unsubstantiated) conjecture is that the word comes from Putzi, a common German name given to lapdogs.[1] The name Putzi is possibly formed from German Putz + -i, influenced by German putzig (funny, cute, small, adjective).

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pooch (plural pooches)

  1. (slang) A dog.
    • 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 58:
      My thoughts are disturbed by a man and pooch trying to get off the front of the train. Despite hitting the door button, they refused to open.
  2. A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.
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  1. ^ Eric Partridge (2003) Paul Beale, editor, Shorter Slang Dictionary, Routledge, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Probably related to pouch.

Noun

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pooch (countable and uncountable, plural pooches)

  1. (countable) A bulge, an enlarged part.
    There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.
  2. A distended or swelled condition.
    Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.
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pooch (third-person singular simple present pooches, present participle pooching, simple past and past participle pooched)

  1. To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.
    Inflate that tire too much and the tube may pooch out of the cut in the sidewall.
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