-poo

UK/puː/US/pu/

suffix

Added to nouns, especially personal names, ending in -y or -ie, or with this sound inserted, to form affectionate, playful diminutives.

“Fifi! Here girl! Time for walkiepoos [walkies]! — Woof! Woof!”

Meanings

-poo1

suffix

alternative poo

  1. Added to nouns, especially personal names, ending in -y or -ie, or with this sound inserted, to form affectionate, playful diminutives.

    Fifi! Here girl! Time for walkiepoos [walkies]! — Woof! Woof!

    4 more examples

    This is my little dog, Pinky-Panky-Poo. Bark at the gentleman, Pinky-Panky-Poo.

    1908 January 28, Hamilton Daily Republican News, page 8

    ...they would scraich out ‘Inky poo, your nose is blue, You're awful like the Turra Coo!’ whenever they saw Ellison go by.

    1932, James Mitchell, Sunset Song, page 21

    As Elisha passes her on his way to the microphone she does her boa-constrictor number, big huggypoo, big kissypoo. Once past Pammypoo, Elisha makes a speech.

    2002, William Kennedy, Roscoe, page 241

    As you will surely appreciate, time is of the essence in solving a murder like this so please let us known as soon as possy if you are able to come and give us the old helpy-poo, eh?

    2018, Adrian Truss, David Huband, Bruce Hunter, Illustrated Men's Book of Letters, page 218

-poo2

suffix

alternative poo

  1. Used for constructing a breed name of designer dogs one of whose parents is a poodle.

Origin

-poo · suffix

Unknown, probably arbitrary or from poo.

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Cite this entry
APA

-poo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poo

MLA

“-poo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-poo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poo.

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