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).
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:
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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:
Informal To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.
Inflate that tire too much and the tube may pooch out of the cut in the sidewall.
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: