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chorkie

chorkie noun: a dog that is the result of a cross between a Yorkie and a chihuahua.

chorkie: a dog that is the result of a cross between a Yorkie and a chihuahua
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Noun

chorkie (plural chorkies)

  1. A dog that is the result of a cross between a Yorkie and a chihuahua.
    • Schreiber’s Sammy is half Yorkie, which makes him a chorkie.[…]Sharon Schreiber of Jefferson City has a “chorkie” (half Yorkie, half Chihuahua) named Sammy Snickers (right).2000 October 7, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 122, number 281, page 43L
    • Be it a chorkie (Chihuahua/Yorkshire terrier), peek-a-poo (Pekingese/poodle), sheprador (German shepherd/Labrador retriever) or bagel hound (beagle/basset hound), Brady says her crew can figure it out.2008 November 5, Marie McGovern, “Hey, mutts got breedin’!”, in Daily News, page 3

Examples of chorkie in a sentence

  • A dognapped chorkie, a $10,000 reward and a promise not to prosecute.2009 June 21, Matthew Margolis, “Reasons not to leave your dog in the car”, in The Sunday Star, page C6:
  • Looking on is Stella, a chorkie owned by Davis Johnson and Mary Balotti — a non-winner only in the eyes of the judges.2013 October 31, Lake Travis View, page A1:
  • He and his chorkie (Chihuahua/Yorkie cross) joined Laurie as he snacked on his “two boiled eggs, some bread and butter and a banana”.2014 October 16, Caroline Sarll, “What makes Laurence run?”, in Bridgend & Porthcawl GEM, page 6:
  • Peanut, a chorkie, shows off her bumble bee costume at a pet trick-or-treat event held at Windber Recreational Park in Windber, Pa., on Sunday.2021 October 19, Hickory Daily Record, volume 106, number 39, page A2:

Forms of chorkie

pluralchorkies

Origin of chorkie

Blend of Chihuahua + Yorkie.

Questions about chorkie

What does chorkie mean?
Chorkie means a dog that is the result of a cross between a Yorkie and a chihuahua.
How do you use chorkie in a sentence?
A dognapped chorkie, a $10,000 reward and a promise not to prosecute.
What part of speech is chorkie?
Chorkie is a noun.
What is the plural of chorkie?
The plural of chorkie is chorkies.

Words near chorkie in the dictionary

  1. chorizonts
  2. chorizos
  3. chorizzo
  4. chorizzos
  5. chork
  6. chorkie
  7. chorkies
  8. chorkor
  9. chorkors
  10. chorks
  11. Chorley

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