pooch

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puːt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -uːtʃ === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Noun ==== pooch (plural pooches) (informal) A dog. A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel. ===== Derived terms ===== poochie screw the pooch ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === Probably related to pouch. ==== Noun ==== pooch (countable and uncountable, plural pooches) (informal) (countable) A bulge, an enlarged part. A distended or swelled condition. (by extension) The lower belly region; often in reference to the stubborn fat stored in the abdominal area. See also: paunch ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== pooch (third-person singular simple present pooches, present participle pooching, simple past and past participle pooched) (informal) (intransitive) To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === pocho