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
Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Here's how penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2025
Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
One researcher said his studies identified about 100,000 fecal (poop) bacteria per cup of bathwater.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025
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All the trash, pet poop, fertilizer and other gunk is not swept.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Here's how penguins in Antarctica could actually be helping cool the climate… with their poop.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 June 2025
Penguin poop, also known as guano, is notoriously smelly.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
One researcher said his studies identified about 100,000 fecal (poop) bacteria per cup of bathwater.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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