plural pooches
informal
: dog
a cute pooch
Before the abusive letters pour in …, may I state that I am very fond of dogs. Loyal, obedient, housetrained pooches are a pleasure to rub noses with.—
Romany Bain
Romany Bainsee also screw the pooch
Examples of pooch in a Sentence
Noun
What a cute little pooch!
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
Verb
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Bonus, cornstarch also works as a dry shampoo for your pooch, absorbing oils that cause odors.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
One photo showed Lambert clutching the dog in the press room at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM), while another showed the pooch outside on a sunny day.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Thomas Lennon smooched a pooch, and Falkor glided through the halls of the Indiana Convention Center.
—Max Gersh, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Firefighters in Rhode Island raced across dangerously thin ice to rescue a pooch that fell through a frozen pond during a morning walk with its owner, dramatic photos and video show.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Bonus, cornstarch also works as a dry shampoo for your pooch, absorbing oils that cause odors.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
One photo showed Lambert clutching the dog in the press room at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM), while another showed the pooch outside on a sunny day.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Thomas Lennon smooched a pooch, and Falkor glided through the halls of the Indiana Convention Center.
—Max Gersh, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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