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shihpoo en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Shih Tzu + -poo (“poodle”). The term is traditionally formatted in the lowercase, but variants like Shih-Poo may occur, likely modeled after the capitalization within Shih Tzu.

Meanings

1. A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and miniature poodle.
   • Now there are dozens of mixes, most of which are a poodle blend. There is the goldendoodle, labradoodle, maltipoo, schnoodle, shihpoo, and the puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle. 2007, Earl Mindell, Elizabeth Renaghan, Dr. Earl Mindell’s Nutrition and Health for Dogs, Basic Health Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 117:
   • I have four dogs, yet I compare prices of shihpoos, whatever that is. 2009, Lisa Scottoline, Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, Thorndike Press, Gale, published 2010, →ISBN, page 33:
   • Santa Claus, aka Genete Bowen, lwaits^([sic]) while elf Cindy Hardy gets Ellie, a shihpoo, ready to pose during the Santa Paws fundraiser Saturday for the Central Coast Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 2019 December 15, “Furry friends list off their Christmas wishes at Santa Paws”, in Santa Maria Times, volume 138, number 204, page A3:

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