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pooch en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Australia) audio
/puːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

(informal) A dog.
- The pup wasn’t only the same breed as her pooch, Piper, but the same color as well. 2026 January 17, Angela Barbuti, “Puppy Love: Couple with same dog breed met on apps and fell in love — and so did their pets”, in NY Post:
- She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.
- 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. 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 58:
A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pooches	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

screw the pooch · poochie

Translations (46)

fr sac à puces (slang: dog) · gl can de palleiro (mongrel) · nb blandingshund (mongrel) · nb gatemiks (mongrel) · fr bâtard (mongrel) · de Straßenköter (slang: dog) · de Straßenköter (mongrel) · it bastardo (mongrel) · de Töle (slang: dog) · es pichicho (slang: dog) · ro potaie (slang: dog) · pt totó (slang: dog) · fi piski (slang: dog) · vo dog (slang: dog) · fr cabot (slang: dog) · ja 雑種犬 (mongrel) · hu kutya (slang: dog) · nl bastaard (mongrel) · fi rakki (mongrel) · gl cuzo (slang: dog) · ja (as slang)わんこ (slang: dog) · tr köpek (slang: dog) · nb bikkje (slang: dog) · gl cerrulo (slang: dog) · ro javră (slang: dog) · ca quissa (slang: dog) · de Promenadenmischung (mongrel) · ro corcitură (mongrel) · fr clébard (slang: dog) · de Mischlingshund (mongrel) · it cagnaccio (slang: dog) · tr it (slang: dog) · nb kjøter (mongrel) · da hund (slang: dog) · de Köter (mongrel) · hu korcs (mongrel) · ru дворняжка (mongrel) · sv jycke (slang: dog) · pl kundel (mongrel) · bg помияр (mongrel) · ja (officially)犬 (slang: dog) · nl vuilnisbakkie (slang: dog) · cmn 狗 (slang: dog) · fi murre (slang: dog) · gl cadelo (slang: dog) · de Köter (slang: dog)

pooch en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Australia) audio
/puːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Probably related to pouch.

Meanings

(countable, informal) A bulge, an enlarged part.
- There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.
(countable, informal, uncountable) A distended or swelled condition.
- Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.
(broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) The lower belly region; often in reference to the stubborn fat stored in the abdominal area.
- See also: paunch

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pooches	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

poochy

Translations (5)

ro umflare (distended or swelled condition) · ro umflătură (distended or swelled condition) · ro umflătură (bulge) · fi pullistuma (distended or swelled condition) · fi pullistuma (bulge)

pooch en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Australia) audio
/puːt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Probably related to pouch.

Meanings

(informal, intransitive) To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.
- There were rustling sounds from the tent and the sides pooched out as if they were trying to stand up. 1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 21, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 124:
- Inflate that tire too much and the tube may pooch out of the cut in the sidewall.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
pooched	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
pooched	Tense=Past	lexicographic
pooches	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
pooching	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic

Deriveds

pooch out

Translations (4)

fi pullistua (to extend beyond normal limits) · nl puilen (to extend beyond normal limits) · ro umfla (to extend beyond normal limits) · nl uitpuilen (to extend beyond normal limits)