shih-poo

A form of shih-poo

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Meanings

shih-poo1

nounshih-poo (plural shih-poos)

plural shih-poos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shihpoo.

    He also had a love of animals, especially dogs; his most recent a shih-poo named “Shash”, was surely his favorite.

    2017 December 31, Sunday News Journal, volume 139, number 203, page 22A
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    Pretty soon, with poodles as the go-to sire dog, there were goldendoodles, cockapoos, Airedoodles, bich-poos, bassetoodles, shih-poos.

    2013, Sue Halpern, A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher, Riverhead Books, →ISBN

    Crystal, a shih-poo, cools off in a wading pool while her owner, Kathy Maynard, tends to a Pekingese named Chloe, background, at the park.

    2019 February 28, Tampa Bay Times, volume 135, number 219, page 11

Shih-Poo2

nounShih-Poo (plural Shih-Poos)

plural Shih-Poos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of shih-poo.

Shih-poo3

nounShih-poo (plural Shih-poos)

plural Shih-poos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of shih-poo.

Origin

Stylized after the capitalized Shih Tzu, shih becomes Shih and therefore Poo follows suit.

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Cite this entry
APA

shih-poo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shih-poo

MLA

“shih-poo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shih-poo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shih-poo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shih-poo.

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