plural poos
1
informal
: feces
It will please me no end to read about someone booked for leaving his dog's poo on a pavement or in some other public place.—
Alan John
Alan JohnCameron Diaz writes in The Body Book about inspecting your poo to monitor your health.—Lisa Freedman
Lisa Freedman2
informal
: the act of defecating
Kate has a giant Great Dane she brings everywhere. It takes a poo on Carly's floor.—Ty Burr
Ty Burr
pooed; pooing; poos
informal
: defecate
An Australian couple found themselves upstaged during their own wedding by their 3-year-old son, who interrupted the ceremony to announce: "I have to poo."—Ben Hooper
Ben HooperWhen proper citizens of Rome were lowering their bottoms onto indoor toilet seats, my ancestors were using the woods to do their business. I suspect they just squatted and pooed without the benefit of a hole.—Jim Jones
Jim Jonesˌpü,
ˈpü
US, informal
—used to suggest that something is small, unimportant, or childish in some way
cutesy-poo
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Bob Eckstein, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
However, what remains a mystery is which specific chemical in the poo causes this reaction?
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Now, researchers have found yet another way to put penguin poo to good use.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
His next executive order is to change the name of the Democratic Party to the Clown Scum Party and change their logo from the donkey and a pile of poo poo.
—Bob Eckstein, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
However, what remains a mystery is which specific chemical in the poo causes this reaction?
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
After testing each group four times, the team found that krill reacted strongly to the scent of the penguin poo.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Now, researchers have found yet another way to put penguin poo to good use.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Poo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poo. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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