Words · Familiar
pooch
/putʃ/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
round one's lips as if intending to kiss
- noun
informal terms for dogs
Word history
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).
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- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 40: the standard list most spell checkers use.
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- Used about once in every million words.
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