On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Beverly Flanigan wrote: #"Pooch" is used in some regions for belly/stomach "pouch," i.e., to suggest #a nicely rounded little belly--as in "I patted my pooch." (It was even #used in a TV commercial a year or so ago, but I can't recall what for.) I've seen/heard (not sure which, or both) "pooch out" for 'bulge out'. -- Mark A. Mandel