poop

• IPA^(key): /puːp/

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• Rhymes: -uːp

Recorded since circa 1405, from Middle French poupe, from Italian poppa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis, all meaning "stern of a ship".

poop (countable and uncountable, plural poops)

1. The stern of a ship.
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:poop.

• stern

• bow

• poop deck

poop (third-person singular simple present poops, present participle pooping, simple past and past participle pooped)

1. (transitive) To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
   • We were pooped within hailing of the quay and were nearly sunk.
   • 1819, James Hardy Vaux, Memoirs of James Hardy Vaux, Vol. I, Ch. XVIII, p. 207:

     Another night, as we were scudding before a heavy gale of wind, and a tremendous sea rolling after us, we had the misfortune to be pooped, as the phrase is, by a wave or sea striking our stern, which stove in the cabin-windows, and rushing impetuously through the cabin, and along the main-deck, bore down all before it.

2. (transitive) To embark a ship over the stern.

Origin uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen. Compare Dutch poepen (“to defecate”), German Low German pupen (“to fart; break wind”).

poop (third-person singular simple present poops, present participle pooping, simple past and past participle pooped)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To make a short blast on a horn [from late 14th c.]
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To break wind. [from 18th c.]
3. (informal, childish, intransitive) To defecate.

   His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.

• (to toot): toot
• (to fart): See Thesaurus:flatulate
• (to shit): See Thesaurus:defecate

poop (countable and uncountable, plural poops)

1. (informal, often childish) Fecal matter, feces. [from the 18th c.]
   • The dog took a poop on the grass.
2. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.

   2001, Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 157 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001

   Two minutes passed - five - seven- ten. "Poop! Poop!" Everyone knew that whistle, and a mighty cheer went up as the Queen's train glided into the station.

• See also Thesaurus:feces

• pooper
• pooper scooper
• poopsicle
• YouTube poop

poop

1. (childish, euphemistic) Expressing annoyed disappointment.

• Recorded in World War II (1941) Army slang poop sheet (“up-to-date information”), itself of uncertain origin, perhaps toilet paper referring to etymology 2.

poop (uncountable)

1. A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
   • Here’s the info paper with the poop on that carburetor.

Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.

poop (third-person singular simple present poops, present participle pooping, simple past and past participle pooped)

1. (transitive) To tire, exhaust. Often used with out. [from early 20th c.]
   • I'm pooped from working so hard.
   • He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.

Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.

poop (plural poops)

1. A slothful person.
   • 1976, Kurt Vonnegut, Slapstick, Delacorte Press, Chapter 48, p. 224,

     Aside from battles, the history of nations seemed to consist of nothing but powerless old poops like myself, heavily medicated and vaguely beloved in the long ago, coming to kiss the boots of young psychopaths.

   • Hurry up, you old poop!

• oppo, po-po, popo