English Explanatory Dictionary

poodle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A person servile towards someone whom they consider their superior.
verb
  1. To wear a partial fursuit, typically the head and hands, while showing one's skin.
name
  1. A man-in-the-middle exploit that takes advantage of Internet and security software clients' fallback to an older version of SSL.

Pronunciation

/ˈpuː.dəl/ /ˈpu.dəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-poodle.wav

Word forms

poodle poodles poodling poodled

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 noun sense 1. The verb sense references the appearance a poodle with shaved legs, displaying its skin.

Synonyms

Canis aviarius aquaticus puddle-hound acolyte adjutant aide bootlicker disciple flunkey footman follower henchman hireling inferior lackey lap dog lickspittle man Friday minion myrmidon poodle retainer right-hand man right-hand woman servant stooge subordinate sycophant toady underling vassal yes man

Related words

poodling 🐩

Derived words

Bernedoodle cockerpoo empoodled miniature poodle newfypoo poodle cloth poodledom poodle-faker poodleish poodlelike poodle shooter poodle skirt poodly sheepadoodle sod poodle standard poodle toy poodle Aussiedoodle Cavapoo Cavoodle choodle cockadoodle cockapoo corgipoo Goldendoodle Labradoodle maltipoo peekapoo Pomapoo poogle Schnoodle shihpoo spoodle Westiepoo whoodle Yorkipoo
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