To pootle or to poodle, that is the question. It’s been an ongoing debate between my partner and myself for some time now, whose family used to go for a poodle in the car at the weekend. My family, however, went for a pootle, definitely not a poodle.
I finally decided to settle this friendly feud and looked it up. What I discovered is that pootle is a variant of poodle, although, of course, poodle also refers to a breed of dog. To pootle, or poodle, means to travel or go around in a relaxed manner, as in, “I think I’ll have a pootle round the shops”.
Debate settled, now we’ll have to find another word to disagree on.
Do you poodle or pootle, or do you have an entirely different word for a leisurely stroll or run out in the car?
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I remember some of my older relatives pootled, but my parents tootled when they went out for a drive, but if someone was messing about, holding things up, they were pootling about. I guess that just adds to the confusion 😂
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Ah yes, I’d forgotten about tootling! Thanks 🙏
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Definitely pootle. I remember my Nana pootling about. 🤣
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No we only poodled in the car. A walk didn’t count as a poodle. It was an aimless drive around with no particular place to go. We often went for a poodle to AmershamBarbara
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My dad always used to say poodled, but only when driving.
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