[Techtalk] Etymology: Pooched

[Robert Wichert]

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Robert Wichert


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"Davis, Jennifer" wrote:
> 
> Pooched, n, broken.
> 
>         Does anyone know where this word came from?  Recently, I've heard it
> from an auto mechanic, and its use is common with the techs here in the
> Department.  I, of course, assume misogyny, when I hear new words from such
> "masculine" sources.  Perhaps that's just my own expectation and/or
> prejudice.
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> > Jennifer Davis
> > Constitutional & Administrative Law - Droit administratif &
> > constitutionnel
> > Department of Justice Canada - Ministère de la Justice du Canada
> > *(613) 957-4963 - fx (613) 941-1937
> > *jdavis at justice.gc.ca
> >
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