Definition of Pooch

1. Noun. Informal terms for dogs.

Exact synonyms: Barker, Bow-wow, Doggie, Doggy
Generic synonyms: Canis Familiaris, Dog, Domestic Dog
Derivative terms: Bark

2. Verb. Round one's lips as if intending to kiss.
Exact synonyms: Pooch Out
Generic synonyms: Purse

Definition of Pooch

1. Noun. (slang) A dog ¹

2. Noun. A dog of mixed breed, a mongrel ¹

3. Noun. A bulge, an enlarged part ¹

4. Noun. A distended or swelled condition. ¹

5. Verb. To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with (term out). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pooch

1. to bulge [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: bulge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pooch

ponyskins
ponytail
ponytailed
ponytails
ponzu
poo bah
poo bahs
poo pirates
poobah
poobahs
poobs
pooch (current term)
pooch out
pooched
pooches
pooching
poochy
pood
poodle
poodle-faker
poodle dog
poodle skirt
poodle skirts
poodlefaker
poodlefakers
poodlelike

Literary usage of Pooch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men Behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards (1916)
"It is amusing to hear Johnny tell of the experience that he and pooch Donovan had in a Paris restaurant, and I'm sure you can all imagine ..."

2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"Only the general—the captain-general (pooch, they told us, ... pooch and his staff coming into the very inn in which we were awaiting our chocolate. ..."

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