cockapoo

American  

[kok-uh-poo] / ˈkɒk əˌpu /

Or cock-a-poo

noun

plural

cockapoos

1. a dog crossbred from a cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle.

   I grew up on a farm with dogs as big as ponies, and now I live in an apartment with a cockapoo that can fit in my tote bag.

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Etymology

Origin of cockapoo

First recorded in 1960–65; cock(er) ¹ + poo(dle), with -a- from cockatoo

Example Sentences

And Aunt Clara, a 20-pound goofball cockapoo, stays by my side because half of her is an obedient dog and the other half is afraid.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Bob, a 12-month-old cockapoo, vanished while Oliver Voysey's family were out for a walk near the River Tyne in Corbridge, Northumberland, on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

The dog, Bobby Rhubarb, a shiny black cockapoo, greeted me with a waist-high leap when I visited Lewis recently at her home at the end of a wildflower-lined canyon road in the San Fernando Valley.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Grew lives in New York with her wife, son and "energetic cockapoo," it says on Man's website.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

The cockapoo in photo c has curly hair, like the poodle, and short legs, like the cocker spaniel.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015