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Poochie vs Pooch - What's the difference?

poochie | pooch |

Pooch is a synonym of poochie.



As nouns the difference between poochie and pooch

is that poochie is a dog; a pooch while pooch is a dog.

As a verb pooch is

to distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with {{term|out|lang=en}}.

poochie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal, hypocoristic) A dog; a pooch.
  • * 2007 , Patt Mihailoff, Baby Papers (page 66)
  • “That's not a good name for a poochie as cute as you,” she said snuggling the dog to her. “It is when you get to know him,” Julian said eyeing the traitorous hound.
  • * 2009 , Megan McMorris, Woman's Best Friend (page 147)
  • A doggie diner, a poochie playdate, a puppy kindergarten. No matter, you will not be embarrassed. Surely people have always loved their dogs this much, that is what I tell myself, and you will too.

    pooch

    English

    Noun

    (pooches)
  • (slang) A dog
  • A dog of mixed breed, a mongrel
  • A bulge, an enlarged part
  • "There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot."
  • A distended or swelled condition.
  • "Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right."

    Verb

    (es)
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * poocher