poop

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[ poop ]
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noun
  1. a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.

verb (used with object)
  1. (of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).

  2. to take (seas) over the stern.

Origin of poop

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English pouppe, from Middle French, from Latin puppis “stern of a ship”

Other definitions for poop (2 of 5)

poop2
[ poop ]

nounSlang.
verb (used without object)Slang.

Origin of poop

2
First recorded in 1735–45; earlier “to break wind,” probably the same word as Middle English powpen, popen “to sound or blow a horn”; uncertain if poop3 and poop4 are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages

Other definitions for poop (3 of 5)

poop3
[ poop ]

verb (used with object)Informal.
  1. to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust: Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.

Verb Phrases
  1. poop out, Informal.

    • 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.

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

Origin of poop

3
First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps to be identified with poop2

Other definitions for poop (4 of 5)

poop4
[ poop ]

nounSlang.
  1. relevant information, especially a candid or pertinent factual report; lowdown: Send a reporter to get the real poop on that accident.

Origin of poop

4
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain; originally military slang; cf. poop sheet

Other definitions for poop (5 of 5)

poop5
[ poop ]

nounSlang.
  1. a stupid, fussy, or boring person.

Origin of poop

5
First recorded in 1910–15; perhaps shortening of nincompoop

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How to use poop in a sentence

  • By the end of the reign of George the First, ships no longer carried guns on their poops.

  • When in motion these boats are the personi-fication of grace, with their long prows and rounded poops.

    From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan | Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
  • Their decks were thick with men, and from their high poops came the weird clashing which filled the air.

    Sir Nigel | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • They lay in a half-moon, with the westering sun striking full upon the windows of their high, castellated poops.

    Sir Mortimer | Mary Johnston
  • The poops good enough for me, says Twenty-Four (that is his station).

    A Fleet in Being | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for poop (1 of 4)

poop1

/ (puːp) nautical /


noun
  1. a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship

verb
  1. (tr) (of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)

  2. (intr) (of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly

Origin of poop

1
C15: from Old French pupe, from Latin puppis poop, ship's stern

British Dictionary definitions for poop (2 of 4)

poop2

/ (puːp) /


verbUS and Canadian slang
  1. (tr; usually passive) to cause to become exhausted; tire: he was pooped after the race

  2. (intr usually foll by out) to give up or fail, esp through tiredness: he pooped out of the race

Origin of poop

2
C14 poupen to blow, make a sudden sound, perhaps of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for poop (3 of 4)

poop3

/ (puːp) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian slang

    • information; the facts

    • (as modifier): a poop sheet

Origin of poop

3
of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for poop (4 of 4)

poop4

/ (puːp) informal /


verb(intr)
  1. to defecate

noun
  1. faeces; excrement

Origin of poop

4
perhaps related to poop ²

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