pooch

Meanings

Noun

• A dog.
• A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.
• A bulge, an enlarged part
• A distended or swelled condition.

Verb

• To distend, to swell or extend beyond normal limits; usually used with out.

Origin

• 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.
• Probably related to pouch.