chug

Onomatopoeic, in imitation of a working steam engine. The racial slur sense derives from the stereotype of Native Americans chugging alcohol.

A homemade Cuban boat, built to carry emigrants to the USA, and often abandoned upon arrival.

(derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Native American descent.


chug

en-verb

chug (third-person singular simple present chugs, present participle chugging, simple past and past participle chugged)

chugs (present singular third-person)
chugging (participle present)
chugged (participle past)
chugged (past)

Chug! Chug! Chug!

I can't believe he chugged three beers.

(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.

一口氣喝完

to drink a large amount in a single action


chug

A dog that is a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.


chug

I got chugged in the town centre today.

(transitive, UK slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly in a persistent manner.


jug

en-noun

jug (countable and uncountable, plural jugs)

→ Welsh: jwg, jẁg, siwg

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna.

the jug goes to the well until it breaks

(US, slang) The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.


jug

When the dog’s owners returned with their shopping, I asked what the little dog was. She was a Jug, a Jack Russell-Pug cross. We found out lots about this crossbreed, thought long and hard, and decided a Jug and a Spitz could work really well together.

2013, Lost & Found: True tales of love and rescue from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Penguin Group:

2014, Alan Kenworthy, Jugs: Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Jug Dog or Puppy, Feel Happy Limited

2015, George Hoppendale, Jugs: Jug Dog Complete Owners Manual - Jug book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training, Internet Marketing Business

Stanley ¶ Jug (Jack Russell/Pug cross); 18 months old; keeps fit chasing his ball or frisbee, but would rather be laid on his back, snoring

2018, Cheryl Murphy, Dogs just wanna have FUN!, Veloce Publishing, page 110:

A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.


jug

en-verb

jug (third-person singular simple present jugs, present participle jugging, simple past and past participle jugged)

jugs (present singular third-person)
jugging (participle present)
jugged (participle past)
jugged (past)

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a shortening of juggernaut or an alteration of juke/jook. Compare juug.

unk

Origin uncertain

(slang) To hustle or make money, usually aggressively.


cockapoo

Blend of cocker spaniel + poodle with influence from cockatoo.

A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle.


Zuchon

A breed of dog, a cross between a bichon and a Shih Tzu.


Goldendoodle

Now there are dozens of mixes, most of which are a poodle blend. There is the goldendoodle, labradoodle, maltipoo, schnoodle, shihpoo, and the puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle.

2007, Earl Mindell, Elizabeth Renaghan, Dr. Earl Mindell’s Nutrition and Health for Dogs, Basic Health Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 117:

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:

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Golden Retriever and the poodle.


Labradoodle

Participating pooches must be between 12-20 weeks old at the time of taping. This year, two labradoodles, a pomsky and a corgi are among members the Central Florida contingent.

2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel:

A dog that is a cross between a Labrador and a poodle.


dorgi

This wasn't the first time that one of the Queen's pets had been a victim; in 1989 her dorgi Chipper was killed by the Queen Mother's Corgi Ranger.

2007, Karen Bush, Everything Dogs Expect You to Know, page 69:

Back when the dorgi had been a small puppy he had ignored the more serious lessons and only seemed to be interested in the darker animal myths and legends.

2014, Aby King, Lupo and the Secret of Windsor Castle, Book 1:

A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a dachshund and a corgi.


peekapoo

Blend of Pekingese + poodle; formed as a pun on peekaboo.

A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a Pekingese and a poodle.


puggle

en-verb

puggle (third-person singular simple present puggles, present participle puggling, simple past and past participle puggled)

puggles (present singular third-person)
puggling (participle present)
puggled (participle past)
puggled (past)

British dialect (Hertfordshire, Essex), from pug (“to poke”) + -le (“frequentative suffix”).

suffix

1828, "Philip Fidget," The Confessions of Philip Fidget, in The Spirit and Manners of the Age, New Series, Volume 1, page 417,
I am no sooner seated by a fire, but my hand instinctively fumbles after the poker, and I proceed to puggle the glowing embers, until (except timely warning prevent) I have displaced the whole into the fender.

He puggled around in the oil cavity with his little lead pencil until it slipped out of his fingers and went down into the oil cavity.

1919, James Francis Hobart, Millwrighting, McGraw-Hill, page 222:

(UK, regional) To poke around a hole with a stick, as to explore, remove obstacles, etc.


Cavachon

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

A breed of dog that is a cross between a Bichon Frisé and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.


choodle

(slang) A mixed breed dog that is partially chihuahua and partially poodle.


Schnoodle

Puggles, poogles and schnoodles. Schnockers, dorkies and doodles. Dog lovers have hundreds of breeds to pick from when selecting a new family pet, and crossbreeds, sometimes called hybrids or designer dogs, offer unusual choices.

2008 March 30, Brenda Showalter, “Designer dog breeds collar attention”, in The Republic, Columbus, Ind., page C1:

A dog that is a hybrid between a poodle and a schnauzer.


whippador

A dog that is a cross between a whippet and a Labrador retriever.


baskimo

A mix between an American Eskimo Dog and a basset hound.


Yorkipoo

A small dog, crossbred from a Yorkshire Terrier and poodle, or descendant of such a dog.


Chiweenie

A dog that is a crossbreed of Chihuahua and dachshund.


borgi

As a gesture of confidence, or perhaps resignation, she has provided Lissa and me early Christmas presents—in the form of a six-week-old Corgi (Lissa’s) and six-week-old half brother Borgi (corgi/Border Collie).

BORGI PUPPIES, (Border Collie X Corgi), M/F, shots, $250-$350.

2004 December 23, The Modesto Bee, page G -4:

Her home was filled with her own herd which she loved: horses, Border Collies, Corgis, Borgis, and cats.

2015 October 19, “Kellie Diane Stanley-Bennett: February 5, 1976- September 12, 2015”, in Merced Sun-Star, volume 127, number 191, page 6A:

A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a border collie and a corgi.


spoodle

Synonym of cockapoo (“cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle”)


designer dog

A cross-breed dog which has been intentionally bred from two or more recognized dog breeds.


Boxador

A dog that is a cross between a boxer and a labrador.


Labradane

A dog that is a cross between a labrador and a Great Dane.


maltipoo

From malti- (representing Malte(se)) + poo(dle).

Maltipoos are a cross between Maltese and Toy or Miniature Poodles. Their coat might be more like a Poodle's or a Maltese's, or somewhere in between.

2005, Margaret H. Bonham, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Designer Dogs, →OCLC, page 88:

[What is your most treasured possession?] My new dog, Cher. She’s a maltipoo.

2015 August 22, Rosanna Greenstreet, “Q&A: Rita Ora”, in The Guardian:

A dog that is a cross between a Maltese and a miniature poodle.


Cavoodle

A crossbreed dog, the offspring of a poodle and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.


German Sheprador

en-noun

German Sheprador (plural German Shepradors)

The Ryans had several dogs, including a German Sheprador who had to be separated from the others because of her aggressive nature.

2017, Jon Hochschartner, The Animals' Freedom Fighter, Jefferson: McFarland & Co., →ISBN, page 147:

A cross between a German Shepherd and a Labrador.


Pomapoo

A small dog that is a cross between a Pomeranian and a poodle (typically a toy poodle).


schnocker

“They’re schnockers.” “Schnockers?” “Yes,” she explained. “They are part schnauzer and part cocker spaniel.” “You have a schnoodle and two schnockers?” I asked her, barely containing myself.

2009 August 26, Tracy Beckerman, “Just another dog schnarticle”, in Suburban Trends, page D3:

1st generation schnockers. 1st and 2nd shots as well as UTD on worming. Health guarantee. $500

2016 October 6, Billings Gazette, volume 131, number 156, page C6:

A dog that is a cross between a schnauzer and a cocker spaniel.


poogle

For example, let’s say you've done some research and confirmed that there are a growing number of city apartment dwellers who have, or are looking to buy, a poogle (a beagle-poodle hybrid).

2008, Mitch Meyerson, Mary Eule Scarborough, Mastering Online Marketing, Entrepreneur Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 36:

John and Julie have four dogs: a rat-poo, which is a rat terrier mixed with a toy poodle, a yorkie poo, a poogle and my favorite, a shih-tzu poo.

2013, Trish Felice Cohen, Maternity Leave, Bella Books:


shorkie

Caesar’s Pets in Rio Rancho carries many varieties of designer dogs, including shorkies (shi-tzu crossed with Yorkie) and cavapoos (King Charles Cavalier spaniel crossed with poodle), said store co-owner Mindy Roberson.

2006 November 4, Tracy Dingmann, “Designer Dogs Breed Discontent”, in Albuquerque Journal, 126th year, number 308, page A4:

Pets: Black Labrador named Murphy and a shorkie named Sookie

2011 December 1, “Student of the week”, in Dayton Daily News, volume 135, number 48, page 2:

Billie, a shorkie, snuggles inside the jacket of Belinda Buck of Des Moines.

2013 March 29, “Dogs get spring in their step”, in The Des Moines Register, page 1:

A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and Yorkie.


shihpoo

Now there are dozens of mixes, most of which are a poodle blend. There is the goldendoodle, labradoodle, maltipoo, schnoodle, shihpoo, and the puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle.

2007, Earl Mindell, Elizabeth Renaghan, Dr. Earl Mindell’s Nutrition and Health for Dogs, Basic Health Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 117:

I have four dogs, yet I compare prices of shihpoos, whatever that is.

2009, Lisa Scottoline, Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, Thorndike Press, Gale, published 2010, →ISBN, page 33:

Santa Claus, aka Genete Bowen, lwaits^([sic]) while elf Cindy Hardy gets Ellie, a shihpoo, ready to pose during the Santa Paws fundraiser Saturday for the Central Coast Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

2019 December 15, “Furry friends list off their Christmas wishes at Santa Paws”, in Santa Maria Times, volume 138, number 204, page A3:

A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and miniature poodle.


chorkie

Schreiber’s Sammy is half Yorkie, which makes him a chorkie.[…]Sharon Schreiber of Jefferson City has a “chorkie” (half Yorkie, half Chihuahua) named Sammy Snickers (right).

2000 October 7, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 122, number 281, page 43L:

Be it a chorkie (Chihuahua/Yorkshire terrier), peek-a-poo (Pekingese/poodle), sheprador (German shepherd/Labrador retriever) or bagel hound (beagle/basset hound), Brady says her crew can figure it out.

2008 November 5, Marie McGovern, “Hey, mutts got breedin’!”, in Daily News, page 3:

A dognapped chorkie, a $10,000 reward and a promise not to prosecute. All of this led me to wonder: Chorkie? A chorkie is a dash of Chihuahua and a dollop of Yorkshire terrier — in other words, a mutt, a mongrel, a mixed breed. On the night of June 5, in Concord, Calif., Debby Brown and her boyfriend stepped into a local eatery for some takeout, leaving Lexi the chorkie in Brown’s locked car with the air conditioner running.

2009 June 21, Matthew Margolis, “Reasons not to leave your dog in the car”, in The Sunday Star, page C6:

Looking on is Stella, a chorkie owned by Davis Johnson and Mary Balotti — a non-winner only in the eyes of the judges.

2013 October 31, Lake Travis View, page A1:

He and his chorkie (Chihuahua/Yorkie cross) joined Laurie as he snacked on his “two boiled eggs, some bread and butter and a banana”.

2014 October 16, Caroline Sarll, “What makes Laurence run?”, in Bridgend & Porthcawl GEM, page 6:

Peanut, a chorkie, shows off her bumble bee costume at a pet trick-or-treat event held at Windber Recreational Park in Windber, Pa., on Sunday.

2021 October 19, Hickory Daily Record, volume 106, number 39, page A2:

A dog that is the result of a cross between a Yorkie and a chihuahua.


bagle

We are very interested in your comments on 'bagles'....please tell us more about these dogs!

1996 November 11, mill...@aol.com, “beagle/basset hound mix”, in rec.pets.dogs.breeds (Usenet):

We currently have three dogs: an Australian Shepherd(M), a bagle(F), and an Akita(M) (yes, 'bagle' is intentional.) The Aussie and the Akita are frighteningly smart while the bagle is dumb as a stick but sweet-tempered.

1997 January 29, D.C. Sessions, “Looking for a good dog for the kids”, in misc.kids (Usenet):

I am not in the running either, but we have three furbabies. 2 AKC registered beagles ( 1 bluetick, and 1 lemon) and then there is the puppy. He is a bagle. Basset/ Beagle mix.

2003 April 7, MEL, “QUESTION of the next few days! LOL”, in rec.crafts.scrapbooks (Usenet):


bagle hound

The Beagle is one parent of the famous Puggle (featured on page 133), and also contributes charms to the Bagle Hound (page 39) and the Labbe (page 51).

2007, Caroline Coile, Designer Dogs: Portraits and Profiles of Popular New Crossbreeds, Gold Street Press, →ISBN, page 19:

Have to tend too stock 1st, An English Bull and a Bagle Hound(1/2 bassett,1/2 Beagle).

2008 March 12, bulldogbruce, “PM smoke just fin. well early Wed AM”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet):

FOR SALE - Reg. bagle hound puppies (beagle/basset), ready to go, $125.

2008 October 2, The Republican, volume 131, number 31, page C-8:

A dog that is a cross between a beagle and a basset hound.


Westiepoo

‘What kind of dog is Eddie?’ I asked curiously. ‘He’s a Westiepoo.’ ‘A what?’ ‘Westiepoo,’ repeated Nikki, ‘a West Highland White Terrier/Poodle mix. I’m pretty much obsessed with poos.’

2014, Sheila Agnew, Evie Brooks in Central Park Showdown, Dublin: The O’Brien Press, →ISBN, page 87:

Mia, a Westiepoo and Zoe, a tiny poodle, both of Fort Mill, have been best friends since Mia was 8 weeks old.

2014 January 22, “Pet of the week: Mia and Zoe”, in Fort Mill Times, volume 121, number 04, page 2A:

Marilyn and Barry Reynolds sit in the shade with Lillie, a Westiepoo, at Ephrata Manor, where Barry is a resident.

2017 September 13, Laura Knowles, “Pets: Choosing a companion”, in LNP, 223rd year, number 88, section “Senior Living”, page 2:

A dog that is a cross between a West Highland White Terrier and a poodle.


beaglier

Also, “Yogi,” a beaglier who needs a country home with children;

1970 March 20, Betty Doty, “Waggin’ Tails”, in Salinas Californian, ninety-ninth year, number 68, Salinas, Calif., page 22:

WHEN 40-YEAR-OLD couple Belinda and Kerry Mountford and their children Sam, 14, and Emma, 12, last saw their beloved beaglier Toby, he was as exuberant as ever.

2015 February, The Australian Women’s Weekly, page 27:

Charley the beaglier approves!

2018 November, Home Beautiful, Pacific Magazines, page 233:

A dog who is a cross between a beagle and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.


goldador

The club is already working on their next full sponsorship of “Angel,” a goldador.

1998 winter, “Paws for Independence” Newsletter, page 2:

Sarah’s world began to open up dramatically last year when she was partnered with Freckles, a small goldador guide dog—a cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador.

2011 November 25, U.S. News Weekly & World Report, volume 3, number 47:

Goldadors love to be outdoors and enjoy hiking with their owners. Once a goldador is fully grown and at full strength, it will even enjoy going jogging with its owner.

2015, Ruth Owen, Goldadors (Designer Dogs), PowerKids Press, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., page 22:

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Golden Retriever and Labrador retriever.


morkie

The hardest part has been worrying about the psychological well-being of her puppy, a morkie named Fig.

2007 July 28, The Montana Standard, volume 132, number 143, page C5:

I never saw a morkie before, and I’m assuming she is half Yorkie and half Maltese.

2008 July 18, SouthtownStar, volume 31, number 46, page A17:

Peachey, 43, an Amishman who lives with his wife and seven children on a three-acre spread in Belleville, said he thought long and hard about whether he wanted to remain in the business of breeding and selling Yorkshire and Boston terriers, Maltese, and “morkies” (a trendy Yorkie-Maltese mix).

2010 June 12, Michael Rubinkam, “Law putting puppy mills out of business”, in Republican Herald, page 5:

A dog that is a cross between a Maltese and a Yorkie.


Goberian

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Golden Retriever and Siberian Husky.


Samusky

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Samoyed and Siberian Husky.


Labsky

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Labrador retriever and Siberian Husky.


Bassador

A dog of a breed resulting from breeding the basset hound and the Labrador retriever.


Horgi

(cynology) A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Siberian Husky and Welsh corgi.


Daniff

A dog that is a crossbreed of a Great Dane and a mastiff.


corgipoo

We used to joke that we should get our dogs to breed because they’d make the cutest little corgipoos.

2020, Arianne Costner, My Life as a Potato, →ISBN, page 217:

A set of late teenaged twins with matching corgipoos settled at their feet, an elderly man with a cockatiel perched on his shoulder, a little girl curled into her mother's side with a rabbit in a cage on her lap, and a woman in her mid-thirties who's half-wrestling her giant mastiff.

2021, Wendy Meadows, Peril and a Peppermint Pig, Majestic Owl Publishing, →ISBN:

Pomapoo and corgipoo / corgipoo female 5 mo 9lb low shedding.

2021 January 14, “Marketplace”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 94, number 175, page D-9:

Farm Raised Corgipoos / F1B corgipoos. Mother is corgipoo family pet. Father/stud toy poodle.

2022 September 7, “Classified”, in Lee’s Summit Journal, page 13B:

A dog that is a cross between a corgi and a poodle.


Aussiedoodle

The blue eyes associated with some Australian Shepherds won’t appear in first-generation Aussiedoodles although occasionally some will have partially blue eyes.

2006, Designer Dogs, Interpet Publishing, →ISBN, page 72:

Knucklehead was my Aussiedoodle, a “hybrid” the woman at the animal shelter said.

2010, David James, Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 10:

Conran obviously had no idea he had just created the first designer hybrid—one that would go on to become wildly trendy and spawn dozens of spin-offs (including schnoodles, or schnauzer-poodles; cavoodles, or Cavalier King Charles–poodles; groodles, or golden retriever–poodles; and, of course, Aussiedoodles)—but he regrets it nonetheless.

2012, Josh Dean, “A Few Words on the Matter of Labradoodles”, in Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred, It Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 411:

Just as Davis makes sure to be home around 6 p.m. to see his two young daughters, Bette carves out time to spend with her pups, a Chesapeake Bay retriever and an Aussiedoodle.

2014 April 23, Alice Levitt, “A Taste for Growth”, in Seven Days, volume 19, number 34, page 47:

Panda, Lilli’s gray-and-white Aussiedoodle, wandered in and out of view.

2015 September 21, Reeves Wiedeman, “The Prom Queen of Instagram”, in New York, page 50:

Registered Aussiedoodle Pups!! Adorable aussiedoodles, we have female/male, black with white markings. Aussiedoodles are highly intelligent, easy to train and great with kids.

2020 March 19, “Classified Advertisements”, in The Wanderer, page 52:

A dog that is a cross between an Australian Shepherd and a poodle.


Pomsky

Participating pooches must be between 12-20 weeks old at the time of taping. This year, two labradoodles, a pomsky and a corgi are among members the Central Florida contingent. […] At 20 pounds, Jimmy Kibble is a lovable, beautiful pomsky — a cross between a Pomeranian and a husky. But he has a lot of energy.

2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel:

A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Pomeranian and Siberian Husky.


Bernedoodle

Bernese mountain dog
Bernese mountain dog

A dog that is a cross between a Bernese mountain dog and a poodle.


beagador

A dog that is a cross between a beagle and a Labrador retriever.