as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks
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Recent Examples of poop
Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
This results in small, hard, usually black or brownish pellets of poop.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2025
No one enjoys sitting on cushions covered in bird droppings or stepping over bird poop on the way across the patio.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Doctors were able to put the baby boy's intestines back inside and reroute them to make an ileostomy, a surgical procedure to change the way poop exits your body.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
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No surprise, then, that after Surfside asked for money, the poop left the building and the B.S. walked right in — someone called Tallahassee.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
This results in small, hard, usually black or brownish pellets of poop.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2025
No one enjoys sitting on cushions covered in bird droppings or stepping over bird poop on the way across the patio.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
Doctors were able to put the baby boy's intestines back inside and reroute them to make an ileostomy, a surgical procedure to change the way poop exits your body.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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