Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A dog.
  • intransitive verb To bulge; protrude. Used with out.
  • noun A deposit of fat in the pelvic region.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun slang A dog
  • noun A dog of mixed breed, a mongrel
  • noun A bulge, an enlarged part
  • noun A distended or swelled condition.
  • verb To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb round one's lips as if intending to kiss
  • noun informal terms for dogs

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Origin unknown.]

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of pouch.]

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  • I love this word in its 'pooch out' usage!

    "The peeniebunkle & jerry pooched out of the sammich and onto the rug." :oD

    October 11, 2007

  • Cheese and rice, will you watch your language?!

    ;)

    October 12, 2007

  • Goodness =X

    October 23, 2008

  • A slang term for a dog, especially a mongrel.

    July 27, 2009