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
CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Teams obsess about everything from 40 time and vertical jump, to arm length, hand size, body fat composition, and maybe what time a player takes his morning poop.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Kiswani noted that outlets such as the New York Post have written about New Yorkers' complaints about the uptick in dog poop being left behind.
—Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The mountain has a poop and trash problem, and to combat that, officials plan to deposit garbage management fees issued at the time of climbing permits into the fund.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
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Marsh said the better food improved his health, as his poop was looking healthier leading up to his rescue.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Teams obsess about everything from 40 time and vertical jump, to arm length, hand size, body fat composition, and maybe what time a player takes his morning poop.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Kiswani noted that outlets such as the New York Post have written about New Yorkers' complaints about the uptick in dog poop being left behind.
—Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The mountain has a poop and trash problem, and to combat that, officials plan to deposit garbage management fees issued at the time of climbing permits into the fund.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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