poop

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /puːp/

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• Rhymes: -uːp

Etymology 1

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

Noun

poop (countable and uncountable; plural poops)

1. The stern of a ship.
   • For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Derived terms

• poop deck

Synonyms

• stern

Antonyms

• bow

Translations

stern of a ship

• Catalan: popa (ca) f
• Dutch: achtersteven (nl)
• French: poupe (fr)
• Hungarian: tat (hu), hajótat (hu)
• Japanese: 船尾 (ja) (せんび, senbi)
• Jèrriais: poupe f, tillac m
• Manx: cashtal jerree (gv) m

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: akterstavn (nb) m

• Polish: rufa (pl) f
• Russian: корма (ru) (kormá) f
• Spanish: popa (es) f
• Swedish: akterdäck (sv) n, akterkastell (sv) n, bakstam (sv) c

Verb

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.
2. (transitive) To ship over the stern

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen.

Verb

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. (intransitive) To defecate.

   His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.

Translations

to defecate

• Bengali: হাগা (bn) (haga)
• Dutch: kakken poepen, schijten
• Finnish: kakata (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: うんちする (ja) (unchi suru), うんこする (ja) (unko suru)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: گوو کردن

• Norwegian: bæsje (no)
• Polish: srać (pl), załatwiać się (pl), defekować (pl), oddawać kał (pl), oddawać stolec (pl), robić kupę (pl), wydalać kał (pl), wypróżniać się (pl), spuszczać kreta (pl)
• Russian: какать (ru) (kákat')
• Serbo-Croatian: kakiti (sh), kakati (sh)
• Swedish: bajsa (sv)
• Tagalog: pagjebs (tl)

Noun

poop (countable and uncountable; plural poops)

1. (often childish) Excrement. [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.

3. (US, dated) information, facts.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:feces

Derived terms

• pooper
• pooper scooper

Translations

poo — see poo

Etymology 3

• 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.

Noun

poop (plural poop)

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.

Etymology 4

Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.

Verb

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.

Etymology 5

Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.

Noun

poop (plural poops)

1. A slothful person.
   • Hurry up, you old poop!

Anagrams

• oppo, popo