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poop

POOP/ˈpup/

Pluralpoops

Verbpoops, pooping, pooped

13 meanings of poop

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  1. 1
    fecesnouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
    Solid waste that comes out of your body, or the act of pushing it out.

    Please pick up your dog's poop from the sidewalk.

    The baby's diaper was full of poop again.

    UsageA mild word, fine for talking with children.

    Similarpoo, feces, excrement, droppings, dung

  2. 2
    relieve oneselfverbcolloquialintransitive
    To push solid waste out of your body.

    Our puppy needs to go outside to poop after every meal.

    The toddler announced loudly that she had pooped.

    UsageSay the dog pooped. Poop your pants means to poop in your clothes, usually by accident.

    Similarpoo, defecate

  3. 3
    raised decknouncountable or uncountable
    The raised deck at the back of a ship.

    The captain climbed up to the poop to watch the other ship.

    Sailors gathered on the poop to get a first look at land.

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  4. 4
    tire outverbcolloquialUSCanadareflexiveintransitive
    To get so tired that you stop, or to make someone very tired.

    I always poop out halfway up that hill.

    The little kids pooped out before the parade ended.

    UsageSay poop out. I'm pooped means very tired.

    Similartire, fade, flag, wilt

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Origins

Meanings 1–2, 7–9

The origin is not certain. It may come from a Middle English word meaning "to toot" or "to make a gulping sound".

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Meaning 5

Recorded in 1941 army slang "poop sheet", meaning up-to-date information. Where that came from is not certain.

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  • The 1941 expression is recorded, but related military use predates it: Jonathan Lighter reports "poop" in the 1911 West Point yearbook, meaning a speech or something to memorize. listserv.linguistlist.org
  • "Poop sheet" was army slang recorded in 1941, referring to up-to-date information. en.wiktionary.org
  • The expression's ultimate origin is uncertain. en.wiktionary.org
Meaning 4

The origin is not certain; it may copy a sound.

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  • The origin of poop meaning ‘to tire or exhaust’ is uncertain and may imitate a sound. en.wiktionary.org
Meaning 3

From French and Italian, from the Latin word puppis, meaning "the back of a ship".

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Meaning 6

The origin is not certain; it may be a short form of nincompoop.

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Meaning 10

Probably from French poupe.

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  • Poop, meaning a poppyhead finial, probably derives from French poupe. en.wiktionary.org