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pooped

   [poopt]
adjective Informal.
fatigued; exhausted: I'm too pooped to go shopping today.
Also, pooped out.

Origin:
1930–35; Americanism; poop2 + -ed2

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poop

1   [poop]
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 Middle English pouppe < Middle French < Latin 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
2.
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; perhaps to be identified with poop4

poop

4   [poop] Slang.
noun
1.
excrement.
verb (used without object)
2.
to defecate.
Origin:
1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” probably the same word as Middle English powpen, popen to sound or blow a horn; uncertain if poop2, poop3 are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages
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poop
"tire out," 1931, of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of heavy breathing from exhaustion (cf. poop (n.2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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poop definition


  1. n.
    information; the detailed knowledge of something. : What's the poop on the broken glass in the hall?
  2. n.
    fecal matter. (Usually objectionable. See also poo.) : There's poop on the sidewalk.
  3. in.
    to defecate. : Your dog pooped on my lawn!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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pooped (out) definition


  1. mod.
    exhausted; worn-out. (Said of a person or an animal.) : The horse looked sort of pooped in the final stretch.
  2. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : He's been drinking all night and is totally pooped out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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