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1 [poop]

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–noun

1.	a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.

2.	poop deck.

–verb (used with object)

3.	(of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).

4.	to take (seas) over the stern.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME pouppe < MF < L puppis stern of a ship

poop

2 [poop]

–verb (used with object) Slang.

1.	to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.

—Verb phrase

poop out,

a.	to cease from or fail in something, as from fear or exhaustion: When the time for action came, they all pooped out and went home instead.

b.	to break down; stop functioning: The heater has pooped out again.

Origin:
1885–90; perh. to be identified with poop ⁴

poop

3 [poop]

–noun Slang.

relevant information, esp. a candid or pertinent factual report; low-down: Send a reporter to get the real poop on that accident.

Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; appar. extracted from poop sheet; cf. poop ⁴

poop

4 [poop]

Slang.

–noun

1.	excrement.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to defecate.

Origin:
1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” prob. the same word as ME powpen, popen to sound or blow a horn; uncert. if poop^2, poop³ are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages

poop

5 [poop]

–noun Slang.

1.	party pooper.

2.	a stupid, fussy, or boring person.

Origin:
1910–15; perh. shortening of nincompoop

party pooper

[poo-per]

–noun Slang.

a person who hasn't the interest or vitality to participate actively in a social party and whose mood, attitude, or personality lessens others' enjoyment; killjoy.

Also called poop.

Origin:
1940–45; poop ² + -er ¹

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poop¹ (pōōp)

An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.
A poop deck.

tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops

To break over the stern of (a ship).
To take (a wave) over the stern.

[Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis.]

poop² (pōōp)

tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops Slang
To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb" (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).
Phrasal Verb(s):
poop out Slang

To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.
To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.

[Origin unknown.]

poop³ (pōōp)

n. Slang
Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.

[Origin unknown .]

poop⁴ (pōōp)

n. Slang
A person regarded as very disagreeable.

[Perhaps short for nincompoop.]

poop⁵ (pōōp)

n. Excrement.
intr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops
To defecate.

[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]

Poop

Poop\, n. (Arch.) See 2d Poppy.

Poop

Poop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Pooping.] [Cf. D. poepen. See Pop.] To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.

Poop

Poop\, n. [F. poupe; cf. Sp. & Pg. popa, It. poppa; all fr. L. puppis.] (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 also Roundhouse.

With wind in poop, the vessel plows the sea. --Dryden.

The poop was beaten gold. --Shak.

Poop

Poop\, v. t. (Naut.) (a) To break over the poop or stern, as a wave. "A sea which he thought was going to poop her." --Lord Dufferin. (b) To strike in the stern, as by collision.

poop (n.1)

"stern deck of a ship," c.1405, from M.Fr. poupe "stern of a ship," from It. poppa, from L. puppis "poop, stern," of uncertain origin.

poop (n.2)

"excrement," 1744, a children's euphemism, probably of imitative origin; cf. the same word in the sense "to break wind softly," attested from 1721, earlier "to make a short blast on a horn" (c.1386).

poop (n.3)

"up to date information," 1941, in poop sheet, Army slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from poop (n.2).

poop (v.)

"tire out," 1931, of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of heavy breathing from exhaustion (cf. poop (n.2)).

Poop

A slang term often used to describe people with insider information.

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