poodle
Meanings
Plural: poodles
Noun
- an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
- A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
- A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
Verb
- To wear a partial fursuit, typically the head and hands, while showing one's skin.
Origin / Etymology
From German Pudel, a shortened form of Pudelhund, a compound of Hund (“dog”) and the German Low German term Pudel, Pūdel (“puddle”), from the onomatopoeic term pudeln (“to splash about”). First attested in 1773 in the sense 1.
The verb sense references the appearance a poodle with shaved legs, displaying its skin.
Synonyms
acolyte, adjutant, aide, bootlicker, Canis aviarius aquaticus, disciple, flunkey, follower, footman, henchman, hireling, inferior, lackey, lap dog, lickspittle, man Friday, minion, myrmidon, poodle, poodle dog, retainer, right-hand man, right-hand woman, servant, stooge, subordinate, sycophant, toady, underling, vassal, yes man
Scrabble Score: 9
poodle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpoodle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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