Definitions For Pooka

Etymology 1

From {{der, en, sga, púca, , goblin, sprite}}, perhaps from a(n) (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ulimately from {{der, en, ang, pūca, t=demon}}. Doublet of puck.

Noun

POOKA (plural POOKAs) A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large. : {{ux, en, The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.}}

Etymology 2

Borrowed from {{bor, en, haw, puka, , hole}}.

Noun

POOKA (plural POOKAs) A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects

Usage notes

Incorporated from Hawaiian into English by sailors in the US Navy as a name for a place (especially aboard a ship) to store or hide objects, or the action of storing an object in such a place.