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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
The roaches crawling in a drawer with clean utensils and rodent poop on a counter didn’t help.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Balloon Saloon in Tribeca has the best gag gifts and the biggest fake poops in town.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
For her 8th birthday, Kim and Kanye's eldest got a little gross (adorably so) with a poop emoji theme.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
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Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
The roaches crawling in a drawer with clean utensils and rodent poop on a counter didn’t help.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The Balloon Saloon in Tribeca has the best gag gifts and the biggest fake poops in town.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
For her 8th birthday, Kim and Kanye's eldest got a little gross (adorably so) with a poop emoji theme.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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