Used in a Sentence

pooch

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pooch.

Editorial note

You have to remember that even people who are great borrowers-of-things will, on occasion, really screw the pooch.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pooch gathered in one view.

noun

A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

noun

A distended or swelled condition.

noun

(slang) A dog.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pooch.

Example sentences

1

You have to remember that even people who are great borrowers-of-things will, on occasion, really screw the pooch.

2

Since the blockchain is a consesus of a majority of miners, could we not roll the blockchain back to before Mtgox screwed the pooch?

3

Google really screwed the pooch when they decided Plus Circles were an internal organizational tool instead of a public facade.

4

There's a duty of care involved on the university's part - if they screwed the pooch, that's a pretty major thing.

5

It really looks like the people relaunching the print edition of Newsweek today screwed the pooch on this, their cover story.

6

You should make sure that you stick your neck out as much as possible in these jobs without totally screwing the pooch.

7

All those small form factor PCs now shipping Windows that were meant to be Steamboxes are a testament to Valve screwing the pooch.

8

I totally agree I screwed the pooch and having 20 years of experience didn't save me.

9

It is utterly stunning how badly Sun screwed the pooch with Java.

10

Google had been screwing the pooch for years with android wallet.

11

Feeling like shit for bringing something down is a good way to give yourself depression, given how often you will screw the pooch with root.

12

Local laws are what is screwing the pooch on this one.

Quote examples

1

Everyone has a disclaimer "not to be used on life-support systems, you're responsible when you screw the pooch".

2

When they added Generics to Java I thought "this might be a good thing" then I started to use it and watch others use it and I think "wow they really screwed the pooch on this".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pooch in a sentence?

You have to remember that even people who are great borrowers-of-things will, on occasion, really screw the pooch.

What does pooch mean?

A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

What part of speech is pooch?

pooch is commonly used as noun.