A term of endearment, revived by a husband narrating his wife's outfits — 'Pookie looks absolutely fire tonight' — with a sincerity the internet found first hilarious and then aspirational. The couple of early 2024, and a word for anyone you adore.
Proposed amendment: the definition should note that Pookie was funny for exactly as long as it went unexplained. This entry is, unavoidably, part of the problem.
A man at a bus stop in Leeds calling his dog Pookie, then his partner Pookie, then the bus Pookie when it came. The word has become a mood.
I remember when Pookie was still a niche thing — January 2024 — and you could use it without a footnote. The footnote arrived about six weeks later and never left.
What does it mean? Write it the way you would say it out loud.
