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
Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
And then the tide was coming in and the poop's, like, hitting me in the chest.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The evidence left behind, including poop Where there is food, there is poop.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Burning Man poop will help gardens grow elsewhere.
—Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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These days, Dewan, who welcomed her third child, Rhiannon, in June 2024, is particularly focused on poop.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
And then the tide was coming in and the poop's, like, hitting me in the chest.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The evidence left behind, including poop Where there is food, there is poop.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Burning Man poop will help gardens grow elsewhere.
—Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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