poop

noun

/puːp/

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(also poop deck)
[countable] the raised part at the back end of a ship compare sternTopics Transport by waterc2
[uncountable] (especially North American English)
(British English usually poo)
(informal) a child’s word for the solid waste that is passed through the bowels
- dog poop on the sidewalk
[uncountable] (especially North American English, old-fashioned, informal) information about something, especially the most recent news
- The website gives you the latest poop from Hollywood.

Word Originnoun sense 1 late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis ‘stern’. noun sense 2 early 18th cent.: imitative. noun sense 3 1940s: of unknown origin.

poop

verb

/puːp/

(North American English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they poop	/puːp/ /puːp/
he / she / it poops	/puːps/ /puːps/
past simple pooped	/puːpt/ /puːpt/
past participle pooped	/puːpt/ /puːpt/
-ing form pooping	/ˈpuːpɪŋ/ /ˈpuːpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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(British English usually poo)
[intransitive] to pass solid waste from the bowels
- The dog just pooped in the kitchen!
[transitive] poop somebody (out) to make somebody very tired
- That walk really pooped me out!

Word Originverb sense 2 and poop out. 1930s: of unknown origin. verb sense 1 early 18th cent.: imitative.