Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English preterit of shape.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • imp. of shape. Shaped.

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  • noun A sheep; specifically singular form of sheep.
  • interjection music Used as a scat word in song lyrics.
  • noun Internet slang An image that has been modified using Adobe Photoshop or similar image-manipulation software to produce a misleading impression; an instance of petty, amateur fauxtography.
  • interjection Internet slang Exclaimed or posted to make the accusation that the image in question has been manipulated to produce a misleading and false impression.

Etymologies

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Back-formation from sheep on the pattern of Germanic strong declension nouns such as goosegeese, toothteeth, footfeet, and the similarly jocularly-formed moosemeese.

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Alteration of shop.

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Examples

  • It's like one of those kind of magical moments, just "shoop" -- "oh, boy, this is exactly perfect."

    The WELL: Down the Road Robert Hunter 2004

  • It's like one of those kind of magical moments, just "shoop"

    Down The Road Robert Hunter 1997

  • It's like one of those kind of magical moments, just "shoop" -- "oh, boy, this is exactly perfect."

    Down The Road Robert Hunter 1997

  • Presumably by “miserable piece of failure,” you mean “a shoop that appeared many years ago on the SomethingAwful forums.”

    Necessity | My[confined]Space 2009

  • Presumably by “a shoop that appeared many years ago on the SomethingAwful forums” you mean “an actual joke product that you can buy, that merely spins discs while playing a rewinding sound effect”

    Necessity | My[confined]Space 2009

  • This is obviously yet another case of racism white priviledge The Man keeping a brotha down mudda whoop dap shoop da woop buzz words.

    Shit, Tyrone! | My[confined]Space 2009

  • I could tell [the photo of Angelina Jolie with purple hair] was a shoop without knowing her shoots.

    purple haired jolie | My[confined]Space 2009

  • I saw that shoop of Haley a few days ago on 4chan.

    Page 2 | /Film 2009

  • OMG, am i going to have to be the first one to point out this is a shoop?

    star trek – jeri ryan in hallways | My[confined]Space 2009

  • While I agree her left leg has been shoop-shot to Hell just like her boobs, his abs, and her own reflection I think his non-existent reflection is on purpose.

    GQ: Kim Kardashian's Bloke Is A Vampire Cosmo7 2009

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  • The OED defines this word as "the fruit of the rose," a rosehip, with citations dating from 1483.

    January 28, 2011