poop

1 of 6

verb (1)

pooped; pooping; poops

intransitive verb

informal
: defecate
So while my wife's horse trotted briskly off into the scenery, looking for low branches to run under, my horse just stood there, eating and poopingDave Barry

poop

2 of 6

noun (1)

1
informal : feces, excrement
As a brand-new father, a new substance plays a big role in my life: poop.Scott Kramer
As the years go by, there's trouble in paradise, and it isn't just the ubiquitous goose poop.Katherine Lanpher
2
informal : the act of defecating
I have a complaint against dog owners that take their dogs for a walk but do not take a bag, then let their dog stop by people's mailboxes and take a poop.Billie Johnston

poop

3 of 6

verb (2)

pooped; pooping; poops

intransitive verb

slang : to become exhausted
poop out

transitive verb

slang : to put out of breath
also : to tire out

poop

4 of 6

noun (2)

1
: an enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship above the main deck
2
obsolete : stern

poop

5 of 6

verb (3)

pooped; pooping; poops

transitive verb

1
: to break over the stern of
2
: to ship (a sea or wave) over the stern

poop

6 of 6

noun (3)

slang

Examples of poop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Call it scat, droppings, sign, or just plain old poop, animal feces can be a dead giveaway that a particular species is active nearby. Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 Oct. 2023 Some residents of cities are not happy to share their neighborhoods with congregations of flying foxes, which can be noisy at dusk and dawn, and generate lots of poop. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023 Customs agents seized and destroyed a box of giraffe poop at a Minnesota airport after a woman brought the feces to the U.S. from Kenya, officials said Thursday. Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2023 An owner ran to scoop an errant poop from the artificial turf with the intensity of a US Open ball boy. Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023 There are 1,700 toilets and an unbelievable number of people in line for their pre-race poop. Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023 Other recent Katy Perry activities include: performing with a poop emoji at her Vegas residency, posing with a bale of hay to promote her shoe line, and singing in a bathroom. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2023 The pair also posed with a bottle of wine and a prop of fake poop, seemingly referencing one of the more disturbing incidents from last year’s defamation trial. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023 In the study, people were randomly selected to receive a poop transplant immediately after getting a kidney, or a poop transplant later on if their stool samples showed positive signs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria after day 36. Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
Verb
Allen also noted a drawback of training schools: no one wants to poop with an audience. Francyne Zeltser, Parents, 29 Oct. 2023 Ulcerative colitis is a condition that causes bloody stool, abdominal pain, and frequent urges to poop. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2023 In recent years, other TikTok trends have shown adults pulling pranks on their children, including pretending to smear poop on their kids or throwing cheese on their baby’s face. Victoria Bisset, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023 One scene where Lil Nas X rants about needing to poop before a show will leave you laughing like a kid hearing a fart joke for the first time. Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2023 Dogs bring another not-so-welcome addition to the neighborhood: poop. Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023 More serious cases of TD—those that involve bloody diarrhea or more than three watery poops a day—may require a course of antibiotics to get your bowels back on track. Julia Ries, SELF, 13 Sep. 2023 Improving your sleep quality may help prevent waking up at night to poop. Sara Coughlin, Health, 10 Aug. 2023 Have at least two weeks' worth of food and water, litter for cats, and poop bags for dogs. Make sure to have copies of pets' medical records, which include vaccination status for rabies and other diseases. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

earlier, to break wind, from Middle English poupen to make a gulping sound, of imitative origin

Verb (2)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French pope, from Latin puppis

Noun (3)

perhaps from poop entry 2

First Known Use

Verb (1)

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb (3)

1727, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

circa 1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of poop was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poop. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

poop

noun
ˈpüp
: an enclosed raised structure at the stern of a ship
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