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pookie bear

pookie bear noun: a term of endearment, especially for a lover.

Noun

pookie bear (plural pookie bears)

  1. (colloquial, humorous, often) A term of endearment, especially for a lover.
    • My pookie bear, how was the flight?
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pookie bear.

Forms of pookie bear

pluralpookie bears

Origin of pookie bear

First use appears c. the 1960s. Possibly of German origin, in the sense (cute or loveable) as a form of endearment for children; also may have a connection to the Scottish term "pook" (to pluck, peal) and the term from the cartoon Garfield, where the main character Garfield has a teddy bear named Pookie.

Questions about pookie bear

What does pookie bear mean?
Pookie bear means a term of endearment, especially for a lover.
What part of speech is pookie bear?
Pookie bear is a noun.
What is the plural of pookie bear?
The plural of pookie bear is pookie bears.

Words near pookie bear in the dictionary

  1. pookawn
  2. pookawns
  3. pookhaun
  4. pookhauns
  5. pookie
  6. pookie bear
  7. pookie bears
  8. pookies
  9. pookoo
  10. pookoos
  11. Pooky

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