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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A mischievous spirit in Irish folklore.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In Irish tradition, a spirit or spook in the form of a horse.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A fairy that appears in animal form, often large. It appears only to some people.
  2. n. A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects
  3. v. The act of storing an object in a pooka

Etymologies

  1. Irish púca, from Old Irish, probably from Old English pūca, goblin.

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  • palooka Palooka need to add pooka! Sep 24, 2007

  • bluemartian "P O O K A - Pooka - from old Celtic mythology - a fairy spirit in animal form - always very large. The pooka appears here and there - now and then - to this one and that one - a benign but mischievous creature - very fond of rumpots, crackpots, and how are you, Mr. Wilson?" Sep 23, 2007

  • thinkcharlene Harvey Feb 14, 2007

‘pooka’ has been looked up 1497 times, loved by 3 people, added to 26 lists, commented on 3 times, and has a Scrabble score of 11.