Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person regarded as very disagreeable.
- noun Excrement.
- intransitive verb To defecate.
- intransitive verb To defecate in (one's clothes or bed, for example).
- transitive verb To cause to become fatigued; tire.
- noun An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.
- noun A poop deck.
- transitive verb To break over the stern of (a ship). Used of a wave.
- transitive verb To take (a wave) over the stern.
- noun Inside information.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, to break heavily over the stern or quarter of (a ship); drive in the stern of.
- To trick; cheat; cozen.
- noun In architecture, a poppyhead.
- noun The stern or aftermost part of a ship.
- noun A deck above the ordinary deck in the aftermost part of a ship.
- To break wind.
- noun An act of breaking wind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) See 2d
poppy . - intransitive verb To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.
- noun (Naut.) A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See Poop deck, under
deck . See alsoroundhouse . - transitive verb To break over the poop or stern, as a wave.
- transitive verb To strike in the stern, as by collision.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
- noun The
stern of aship . - verb transitive To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the
poop deck . - verb transitive To
ship over the stern - noun A
slothful person. - verb intransitive To
defecate . - noun The sound of a
steam engine 's whistle; typically low pitch. - noun US, dated
information ,facts .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stupid foolish person
- noun obscene terms for feces
- noun the rear part of a ship
- noun slang terms for inside information
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The stern or puppis, from which we derive the term poop, was elevated above the other parts of the deck, and here the helmsman had his seat, sheltered by a shed frequently adorned with an image of the tutelary deity of the vessel.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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I ran up and see sh*t (lets call it poop from now on), literally, all around the kitchen floor (as he walked, it dropped).
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I ran up and see sh*t (lets call it poop from now on), literally, all around the kitchen floor (as he walked, it dropped).
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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If a package of dog poop is wrapped up in different colored paper with a bow on top, its still a package of dog poop. mewkiss
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First off, the fact that this kid's poop is brown is a really good sign.
Science Question from a Toddler: Why is poop brown? Boing Boing 2009
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The poop is getting scarier and scarier by the minute.
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I indicated that you, like most libertarians, fling poop from the outside of the political process but refuse to join in to direct your parties … taking your ball and going home is not an effective strategy for enacting reform.
Think Progress » Catholic nuns break with bishops and urge passage of health care reform. 2010
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The troll poop is getting as deep as the last time they were out of control and this site was abandoned by most of the regulars.
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At first baby poop is dark brown/black, and if you're breastfeeding the baby's poop looks like yellow seedy mustard.
Science Question from a Toddler: Why is poop brown? Boing Boing 2009
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Hypothetically speaking, what does it mean if your poop is multicolored, slightly glowing, and squirming? jeligula
Science Question from a Toddler: Why is poop brown? Boing Boing 2009
brtom commented on the word poop
"The milkwhite dolphin tossed his mane and, rising in the golden poop, the helmsman spread the bellying sail upon the wind and stood off forward with all sail set, the spinnaker to larboard."
Joyce, Ulysses, 12
January 13, 2007
uselessness commented on the word poop
I just had a revelation concerning the word poop... it's a lousy noun but a kick-awesome verb.
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
I'm so happy for you, uselessness. :-D
October 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
I came across my absolute favorite usage of this word at work (I swear), because I had to replace it (in the phrase "poop deck") in a text having to do with the slave trade that was going to be read by a bunch of 5th-graders.
You can see why it had to be replaced. The slave trade is not funny, but 10-year-olds would be so distracted by the word... anyway. Looking for when the meaning came to mean... you know... poop... I found this usage in the OED:
c1744 in Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes (1951) 372:
Little Robin red breast,
Sitting on a pole,
Niddle, Noddle, Went his head,
And Poop went his Hole.
October 25, 2007
uselessness commented on the word poop
Wow, in that way it's almost onomatopoeic. *does that finger-in-cheek popping noise thing*
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
I know that poem!
Good grief; why am I admitting that?
October 25, 2007
john commented on the word poop
"Marilyn Manson says you should shoot your friends in the head with a gun! And everyone should eat babies! And rape their dead grandparents! And poop on a church!"
- The Onion, January 31, 2001
October 25, 2007
yarb commented on the word poop
I bet that nursery rhyme is about impalement.
n.b. You took the poop out of poop deck, CB?! For shame!
October 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Oh come on, it's not about impalement. Robins' heads *always* go "Niddle, Noddle." Listen next time you see a robin, and just SEE if you don't hear those exact words (with that exact punctuation).
I admit, I did take the poop out of poop deck. Or, not really, since the original sentence read something like, "Men were fed on the quarterdeck, women and children on the poop."
I remember it didn't even say poop deck, which changed its meaning entirely (from a modern perspective).
October 25, 2007
uselessness commented on the word poop
Gross. Never, never feed me on the poop.
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
C_B, if you think "poop" would set off 5th graders, imagine the reaction that a social studies unit called "Westward 'Ho" would get from middle schoolers. I warned the teacher, but did she listen?...
October 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Skipvia, how did you guess my rap name?!
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
I'm going away now.
October 25, 2007
john commented on the word poop
Ladies and gentleman... Chuck Berry.
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
I thought chained_bear was your rap name. Mine is flaming twit. I don't exactly roll with the gangstas.
But--I'm an officer in Facebook's Wordie group. Match that!
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
Ah, Chuck Berry--probably our finest rock poet (unless it's Smokey Robinson).
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
Er, skipvia--we're all officers in Facebook's Wordie group.
Signed, Pharaoh Moohlah
(What? That's what the Rapper Name Generator said.)
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
Dang. So, reesetee--do we get cool hats or anything? Ooh--could I have a sword?
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
OK, reesetee. I have a rap name now. You may call me *wait for it* T-Scratch!
*adjusts bling and makes strange hand gestures, being careful not to harm LCD monitor or poke self in eye*
October 25, 2007
sionnach commented on the word poop
i'm paroxysming with the giggles over here. if you guys can do so much with poop, I can only imagine what a discussion of boob might lead to.
singed: the dyslexic dood
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
Knowing c_b, probably right back to poop...:)
October 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Hey, it's uselessness who had the revelation! I just had an excuse to type in a really bad short poem about bird poo.
Hey... is there a special word for bird poo?
And by the way, boob is just poop upside-down. Wait... that's gross.
P.S. My Mafia name is Junior Mint.
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
Sionnach, be careful what you say around here--you may have launched a boob discussion by now!
Skipvia: Sure, sure, you can have a hat (note to John: skipvia wants a Wordie hat). Even a sword, as long as it's fake (note to John: I wouldn't if I were you). But T-Scratch? Do you need ointment? ;->
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
Guano, c_b. But it's only used in reference to sea birds.
October 25, 2007
trivet commented on the word poop
Or bats.
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
Right. Thank you, trivet, for your gentle reminders that animals other than birds actually do exist. ;-) (I tend to get a little single-minded on the subject.)
October 25, 2007
trivet commented on the word poop
'S okay, R, I do love to commentate.
Hey, C_b - do you have mutes on your special poo list? I think they're specific to birds of prey. Also, whitewash.
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
Thought I saw mutes on that list. Signed, Too Lazy to Check.
October 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Whitewash, trivet? I can't find that definition for that word.
I did find mutes, or more specifically mutess, in the OED, but it's a verb. I added it anyway. And also mute. Who knew mute meant a specific kind of excrement?
Well... trivet did, apparently.
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
I've heard whitewash used to describe generic bird poop. Is that how you've heard it, trivet?
I can't believe I'm discussing this. ;-)
October 25, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
Welcome to the dark side of Wordie, reesetee. :)
October 25, 2007
trivet commented on the word poop
Yup! Heard first at a raptor rehab center, but also out in the world of bird nerds.
October 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
You think I was on the light side, skipvia? ;-)
Trivet, count me as a total bird nerd. Guilty as charged, and happy about it!
October 25, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
We've gotten away from poop here. I just thought I'd point that out.
You're welcome.
October 27, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
Well, who's fault was that? Oh...mine. Sorry (ish).
October 27, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Nah, no problem. Probably everyone's relieved.
OH! OH! I made a horrible pun!!! It was *totally* not on purpose!!
*hides in shame*
October 27, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
NO! That's a great pun! I wish I had made it. *still giggling*
October 27, 2007
skipvia commented on the word poop
Plus, we're talking about poop again.
October 27, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
It is a kick-awesome verb, wouldn't you say?
October 28, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word poop
I went to Lowe's today and saw a beat-up old blue pickup in the lot with some junk lumber in the back. Its bumper sticker read:
I'm only speeding because I really have to poop.
October 28, 2007
reesetee commented on the word poop
Gosh, c_b, I think I want to retire in your area!
October 28, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word poop
:)
January 20, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Yet another hilarious usage of poop:
"'I believe we may attack the adagio directly,' said Stephen. 'The wind is in our poop, and we have never played better.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Commodore, 64
(This one made my spawn, who happened to be looking over my shoulder, giggle out loud in a courtroom.)
But this one's even better:
"'So she is the Bellona, the chief argosy of your command! ... Why, I declare, she has a poop, which adds much to her dignity.'"
Wait! Wait! It goes on:
"'When you are on the quarterdeck in a hot action with a really malignant enemy firing great guns and small arms, it is a wonderful comfort to have a solid poop behind you.'"
--P. O'Brian, The Commodore, 70
March 16, 2008
seanahan commented on the word poop
You read Wordie in courtrooms?
March 18, 2008
yarb commented on the word poop
...with your spawn?
March 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poop
No, but I read O'Brian in a courtroom with my spawn. Wordie isn't as portable. (No cell phones, etc. allowed)
Where, might I say, it is wonderful comfort to have a solid poop behind you.
March 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poop
Wow. That's...really weird, chained_bear. Though I daresay that poop usually doesn't add much to one's dignity, despite what O'Brian says.
March 19, 2008
oroboros commented on the word poop
It's always good to have a poop behind you...unless it was an unexpected poop! ;o)
March 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Exactly, oroboros. Not in front of you, but behind you. And a solid poop, not a... well, nevermind.
March 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word poop
I have found a Poopy Song. Here it is, in all its poopy glory.
March 20, 2008
reesetee commented on the word poop
*leaves the room*
March 20, 2008
bilby commented on the word poop
Kay, a red nude, pooped under a yak.
October 18, 2008
asativum commented on the word poop
That's poetry, bilby.
October 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poop
Well, pooetry, anyway.
October 18, 2008
oroboros commented on the word poop
That's so, so something, I'm gonna put it in my Dyslexic's Delight list!
October 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word poop
Poetry In Motion, Asa'.
October 19, 2008
kostya commented on the word poop
Stop saying poop! ACK!
February 12, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word poop
Another excellent usage encountered, thanks to my iPod:
"There on the poop, our gallant captain stands
Staring at the cross-trees, a spyglass in his hands.
What he is thinking of, we all know very well:
He's thinking more of shortening sail than strike,
Strike the bell
(Chorus)
Strike the bell, second mate, let us go below.
Look ye well the weather, ye can see it's gonna blow
Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell.
We're wishin' ye would hurry up and strike,
Strike the bell."
—Dramtreeo, Storm, "Strike the Bell"
March 3, 2009
EmmaSmith commented on the word poop
My little brother is like always saying "Poop Poop" all day every day.
January 25, 2011