Dictionary Definition
poop
Noun
2 a stupid foolish person [syn: nincompoop, ninny]
3 slang terms for inside information; "is that
the straight dope?" [syn: dope, the skinny,
low-down]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /pʰuːp/
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- Rhymes with: -uːp
Etymology 1
From puppis "stern of a ship".Translations
stern of a ship
- Russian: корма (kormá)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Possibly onomatopoeia as a verb 'to shit'.Translations
excrement
Derived terms
Verb
Translations
Extensive Definition
Poop may refer to:
- Stern,
the rear or aft part of a ship or boat
- Poop deck, a deck that constitutes the roof of a cabin built in the aft
- To be pooped, in nautical parlance, means to have a wave come over the stern from abaft.
- Feces,
waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the
anus
- Defecation, the act or process by which organisms eliminate feces
- Pooper-scooper, used by dog owners to pick up their pet's fecal matter
- Being pooped, becoming fatigued
Acronyms
- Propane Oxygen, Oxygen Propane (mnemonic for safe order for turning on/off a blowtorch: see oxyacetylene)
- Aspect-oriented programming, "Post Object-Oriented Programming"
- Perl Object-Oriented Persistence