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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.
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; perh. to be identified with poop 4

pooped

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


Origin:
1930–35; Americanism; poop 2 + -ed 2
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poop

  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)

  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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Word Origin & History

poop  (v.)
"tire out," 1931, of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of heavy breathing from exhaustion (cf. poop (n.2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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