First recorded in 1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” probably the same word as Middle English powpen, popen “to sound or blow a horn”; uncertain if poop3 and poop4 are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages
Definition for poop (3 of 5)
poop3
[ poop ]
/ pup /
verb (used with object)Informal.
to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
Verb Phrases
poop out,Informal.
to cease from or fail in something, as from fear or exhaustion: When the time for action came, they all pooped out and went home instead.
to break down; stop functioning: The heater has pooped out again.
Origin of poop
3
First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps to be identified with poop2
Definition for poop (4 of 5)
poop4
[ poop ]
/ pup /
nounSlang.
relevant information, especially a candid or pertinent factual report; lowdown: Send a reporter to get the real poop on that accident.
Origin of poop
4
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain; originally military slang; cf. poop sheet
Definition for poop (5 of 5)
poop5
[ poop ]
/ pup /
nounSlang.
a stupid, fussy, or boring person.
party pooper.
Origin of poop
5
First recorded in 1910–15; perhaps shortening of nincompoop
Every two weeks, the innermost ring can be removed, until your cat can at long last poop or pee into a gaping, wide-open toilet bowl.
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Other useful optionsA harness and leash are the bare minimum you need to walk a dog, but you should bring a bunch of bags along to pick up your pup’s poop, too.
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It’s also super important to remember that whether it’s a destroyed couch or a pile of poop on the floor, your pet isn’t trying to get back at you for leaving them, says Leanne Lilley, a vet and professor of behavioral medicine at Ohio State.
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Across the country, rangers have had to re-close public land because of poop.
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So her group plans to look for evidence that bird poop may be shedding live eggs in the wild.
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There was poop humor—literally—when Valerie's house becomes flooded with fecal matter after a pipe bursts.
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The birds poop all over the forest, and thanks to the viscin, the mistletoe seeds in said poop stick to branches.
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Entitled “Let Me Poop,” young Emily sings about her difficulty…letting it go, so to speak.
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“Let Me Poop” was first posted to YouTube in May, when it seemed there was a new “Let It Go” parody every day.
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Hot right now: “How come we say poo and pee but not poop and peep?”
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He stood upon the poop of the ship, and saw the light from the burning vessels gleam on the Wanderer's golden helm.
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After the departure of Captain Blomsberry, the lieutenant and some officers were standing together on the poop.
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Willy Dicey and Peter Patch had been on the poop when these remarks had been made.
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Captain Williams discreetly remained in the background, only asserting himself once, when he knocked an Irishman off the poop.
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This was done, and a minute later we had gained the poop of the barque.
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British Dictionary definitions for poop (1 of 4)
poop1
/ (puːp) nautical /
noun
a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship
See poop deck
verb
(tr)(of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)
(intr)(of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly
Word Origin for poop
C15: from Old French pupe, from Latin puppis poop, ship's stern
British Dictionary definitions for poop (2 of 4)
poop2
/ (puːp) /
verbUS and Canadianslang
(tr; usually passive)to cause to become exhausted; tirehe was pooped after the race
(intr usually foll by out) to give up or fail, esp through tirednesshe pooped out of the race
Word Origin for poop
C14 poupen to blow, make a sudden sound, perhaps of imitative origin
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