Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-poo

/pu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: -poo
IPA: /pu/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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

suffix

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

Example Sentences

"Fifi! Here girl! Time for walkiepoos [walkies]! — Woof! Woof!"
"This is my little dog, Pinky-Panky-Poo. Bark at the gentleman, Pinky-Panky-Poo."
"...they would scraich out ‘Inky poo, your nose is blue, You're awful like the Turra Coo!’ whenever they saw Ellison go by."
"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."
"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?"

Etymology

Unknown, probably arbitrary or from poo.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pu/
British English: /puː/

Inflected Forms

poo (alternative)

Derived Forms

Cavapoo Cavoodle cockapoo cockerpoo corgipoo maltipoo peekapoo pekapoo pekeapoo pekepoo Pomapoo shihpoo

Phrases

shih-poo

Questions

How do you pronounce -poo?: The recorded pronunciation is /pu/.
What does -poo mean?: Added to nouns, especially personal names, ending in -y or -ie, or with this sound inserted, to form affectionate, playful diminutives.
Where does -poo come from?: Unknown, probably arbitrary or from poo.

How to pronounce -poo

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