Poodle
noun
A type of dog that is often seen with fluffy, curly hair. They are known for their intelligence and are available in three varieties: standard, miniature, and toy.
My neighbor just bought a cute little toy poodle.
Often appears as...
- toy poodle
- miniature poodle
noun
Used informally, this term can also refer to a person who tends to follow orders or do what is asked without questioning or complaining.
He acts like the boss's poodle, always eager to please.
Often appears as...
- act like a poodle
- be someone's poodle
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of dog that is often seen with fluffy, curly hair. They are known for their intelligence and are available in three varieties: standard, miniature, and toy.
My neighbor just bought a cute little toy poodle.
Often appears as...
- toy poodle
- miniature poodle
noun
Used informally, this term can also refer to a person who tends to follow orders or do what is asked without questioning or complaining.
He acts like the boss's poodle, always eager to please.
Often appears as...
- act like a poodle
- be someone's poodle
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Variety Sizes
Poodle sizes vary greatly, so specify whether it's toy, miniature, or standard for clarity.
She owns a standard poodle, which is the largest of the breed.
Pro Tip 2/3Hair Maintenance
Poodles require regular grooming, which may come up in discussions about pet care.
Poodles need to be groomed frequently to maintain their curly coat.
Pro Tip 3/3Intelligent Dogs
Poodles are highly intelligent, making them easy to train and a popular topic in training contexts.
Due to their smarts, poodles excel in obedience competitions.
Pro Tip 1/3Variety Sizes
Poodle sizes vary greatly, so specify whether it's toy, miniature, or standard for clarity.
She owns a standard poodle, which is the largest of the breed.
Pro Tip 2/3Hair Maintenance
Poodles require regular grooming, which may come up in discussions about pet care.
Poodles need to be groomed frequently to maintain their curly coat.
Pro Tip 3/3Intelligent Dogs
Poodles are highly intelligent, making them easy to train and a popular topic in training contexts.
Due to their smarts, poodles excel in obedience competitions.
Pro Tip 1/3Variety Sizes
Poodle sizes vary greatly, so specify whether it's toy, miniature, or standard for clarity.
She owns a standard poodle, which is the largest of the breed.
Pro Tip 2/3Hair Maintenance
Poodles require regular grooming, which may come up in discussions about pet care.
Poodles need to be groomed frequently to maintain their curly coat.
Pro Tip 3/3Intelligent Dogs
Poodles are highly intelligent, making them easy to train and a popular topic in training contexts.
Due to their smarts, poodles excel in obedience competitions.
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
well still no sign of lines and still no signs of anything else so the race on its roof lioness giraffes send you back down to South Africa with Steve and a poodle well thank you very much Pat Pat was telling me certain things before he left about swallowing what his mindset
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The illusion of...
That reminds him of the word baroque, barrack, bark, poodle, Suzanne R. -- he's off to the races. There's a wonderful stream of consciousness here and if you follow it along, you learn a lot about this man. What I particularly like about this picture, too,
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LA Farmers Market PIPE Sue...
wonderful I'll try it what are you wrapping there I got some kale scallopini oh my gosh YUM no I was hoping the guy would have invited me back and let me whack on a piece of meat for a little while is this alligator poodle fed no they've only
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3 clues to understanding...
This has never made much sense to me, this argument. It's very ingenious, as all Freudian arguments are -- -- but didn't make much sense because I have seen the same delusion, a patient having the same delusion, about his pet poodle.
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William Wegman Shoots...
shot on a magazine that is really that large have to had some sort of a a grab to it it seemed that the strongest of our ideas towards this was the sort of poodle he won so more wig shopping was was called upon and Penny was was the
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One seed at a time,...
varieties of beans on this picture. Now, imagine each one of these varieties as being distinct from another about the same way as a poodle from a Great Dane. If I wanted to show you a picture of all the dog breeds in the world,
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A Day in the Life of...
owners walking their dogs during the day versus the walkers with five of the dogs such a park has great dogs that free sign is a lot of poodle exotic breeds Brooklyn has more pitbulls cut it out any time doesn't have any dogs
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Where does creativity...
why am I not black like everybody else? And sometimes you're equipped with skills, but they may not be the kind of skills that enable creativity. I used to draw. I thought I would be an artist. And I had a miniature poodle.
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The Dinosaur Expert PIPE...
Velociraptor but even scarier even deadlier it had two sets of killer claws on its feet so this was like a killer poodle basically they're about the size of poodles so and just an incredible animal to even imagine
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Leading with purpose PIPE...
sudden out of the blue this slide appears please say hello to asons beloved poodles that's Peyton Harry and William so after the board members stopped laughing
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
well still no sign of lines and still no signs of anything else so the race on its roof lioness giraffes send you back down to South Africa with Steve and a poodle well thank you very much Pat Pat was telling me certain things before he left about swallowing what his mindset
Video examples
The illusion of...
That reminds him of the word baroque, barrack, bark, poodle, Suzanne R. -- he's off to the races. There's a wonderful stream of consciousness here and if you follow it along, you learn a lot about this man. What I particularly like about this picture, too,
Video examples
LA Farmers Market PIPE Sue...
wonderful I'll try it what are you wrapping there I got some kale scallopini oh my gosh YUM no I was hoping the guy would have invited me back and let me whack on a piece of meat for a little while is this alligator poodle fed no they've only
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3 clues to understanding...
This has never made much sense to me, this argument. It's very ingenious, as all Freudian arguments are -- -- but didn't make much sense because I have seen the same delusion, a patient having the same delusion, about his pet poodle.
Video examples
William Wegman Shoots...
shot on a magazine that is really that large have to had some sort of a a grab to it it seemed that the strongest of our ideas towards this was the sort of poodle he won so more wig shopping was was called upon and Penny was was the
Video examples
One seed at a time,...
varieties of beans on this picture. Now, imagine each one of these varieties as being distinct from another about the same way as a poodle from a Great Dane. If I wanted to show you a picture of all the dog breeds in the world,
Video examples
A Day in the Life of...
owners walking their dogs during the day versus the walkers with five of the dogs such a park has great dogs that free sign is a lot of poodle exotic breeds Brooklyn has more pitbulls cut it out any time doesn't have any dogs
Video examples
Where does creativity...
why am I not black like everybody else? And sometimes you're equipped with skills, but they may not be the kind of skills that enable creativity. I used to draw. I thought I would be an artist. And I had a miniature poodle.
Video examples
The Dinosaur Expert PIPE...
Velociraptor but even scarier even deadlier it had two sets of killer claws on its feet so this was like a killer poodle basically they're about the size of poodles so and just an incredible animal to even imagine
Video examples
Leading with purpose PIPE...
sudden out of the blue this slide appears please say hello to asons beloved poodles that's Peyton Harry and William so after the board members stopped laughing
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Quote examples
Terence Trent D'Arby
American Musician
You can't expect a poodle to guard your house the way a Doberman pinscher does, and you can't expect a Doberman pinscher to jump in your lap the way a poodle does. Some people are just animals of a certain nature, and they are always going to have certain impulses that motivate them.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
We've been tinkering with nature for tens of thousands of years - look at a poodle! So we've created all sorts of organisms and biological things that wouldn't be here were it not for us.
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SZA
American Musician
Every day I grapple between 'I'm going to get married' and 'I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle.
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George Jean Nathan
American Editor
Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes for a man.
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Peter Beard
American Artist
Conservation is for guilty people on Park Avenue with poodles and Pekingeses.
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Garth Stein
American Author
Our dog, Comet, is a Lab/poodle mix. She's goofy and silly and sweet.
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Alan Stern
American Scientist
A miniature poodle is not not a dog just because it's miniature.
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Brad Garrett
American Actor
It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle.
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Kathryn Newton
American Actress
I have two poodles - I'm a poodle person.
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Rachael Leigh Cook
American Actress
They're not poodles, they're art.
Quote examples
Terence Trent D'Arby
American Musician
You can't expect a poodle to guard your house the way a Doberman pinscher does, and you can't expect a Doberman pinscher to jump in your lap the way a poodle does. Some people are just animals of a certain nature, and they are always going to have certain impulses that motivate them.
Quote examples
Frances Arnold
American Scientist
We've been tinkering with nature for tens of thousands of years - look at a poodle! So we've created all sorts of organisms and biological things that wouldn't be here were it not for us.
Quote examples
SZA
American Musician
Every day I grapple between 'I'm going to get married' and 'I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle.
Quote examples
George Jean Nathan
American Editor
Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes for a man.
Quote examples
Peter Beard
American Artist
Conservation is for guilty people on Park Avenue with poodles and Pekingeses.
Quote examples
Garth Stein
American Author
Our dog, Comet, is a Lab/poodle mix. She's goofy and silly and sweet.
Quote examples
Alan Stern
American Scientist
A miniature poodle is not not a dog just because it's miniature.
Quote examples
Brad Garrett
American Actor
It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle.
Quote examples
Kathryn Newton
American Actress
I have two poodles - I'm a poodle person.
Quote examples
Rachael Leigh Cook
American Actress
They're not poodles, they're art.
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