What Does "Pookie" Mean: Definition and Examples

Q: In what context is the word Pookie used?

Come here pookie, I saved you the last slice. He calls his cat pookie in the softest voice you have ever heard.

Street voices

"Pookie is basically just a cute little nickname it was initially meant to be you know like for your significant other but people have started to use it like in a sarcastic ironic way to where it's their friends and whatnot an example would be oh you got me the peach iced tea thanks Pookie"

What it means

Pookie is a gooey term of endearment for a partner, a best friend or even a pet, soaked in baby-talk affection. Said with a straight face it is sweet, said with a smirk it is teasing, and online it turned into a whole loving in-joke.

Usage examples

"Come here pookie, I saved you the last slice."

"He calls his cat pookie in the softest voice you have ever heard."

Where it comes from

An old American pet name of cooing, baby-talk origin that recently exploded across social media. It is pure affection with no literal meaning, just a sound that feels cuddly to say.

Editors of this term

Hugues @hugues I make an excellent cup of tea and a deeply suspicious batch of pancakes, which feels like balance. I’m weirdly fond of rainy walks, tiny museums, and the sort…
- Creo la expresion: termino real que faltaba, con origen, tonos y ejemplos.
Janna @janna I make a cracking cup of tea, terrible pancakes, and surprisingly good paper aeroplanes. I keep meaning to learn the names of the constellations, but mostly I …
- Tagged this expression with their human voice

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