pooches

Noun (1)

pooch (plural pooches)

1. (informal) A dog.
   • She’s just been playing with the pooch ever since they got in the field.
2. A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

Noun (2)

pooch (countable and uncountable, plural pooches)

1. (countable, informal) A bulge, an enlarged part.
   • There's a pooch in the plastic where it got too hot.
2. (informal) A distended or swelled condition.
   • Her left sleeve has more pooch at the shoulder than the right.
3. (broadly, informal) The lower belly region; often in reference to the stubborn fat stored in the abdominal area.
   • See also: paunch

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