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
Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
Wooden’s home is now decorated with a pyramid of poop, and one wonders how many humiliations will be required to convince administrators to clean things up.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The data is less clear that dog ownership increased in New York City specifically, but complaints about dog poop left on the ground certainly did.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 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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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
Wooden’s home is now decorated with a pyramid of poop, and one wonders how many humiliations will be required to convince administrators to clean things up.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The data is less clear that dog ownership increased in New York City specifically, but complaints about dog poop left on the ground certainly did.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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