verb

poop

POOP

verb

To defecate (informal, especially used with or by children).

"The puppy pooped on the carpet again."

To become tired out (usually "poop out").

"The kids pooped out after the long hike."

noun

Feces (informal).

"Clean up the dog's poop before you leave the park."

The raised rear deck of a ship.

"The captain stood watching from the poop deck."

How to Use Poop

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishInformal word for feces or defecating; also, an old nautical term for a ship's rear deck.

When to use it

The bodily-function sense is casual and often used with children; avoid it in formal writing.

Common pairings

poop deck poop out pick up the poop

pooped past tense, pooped past tense, pooped past tense, poops plural, poops plural, poops plural, poops singular, poops singular, poops singular

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Uncertain, possibly imitative of the sound; the ship-deck sense comes separately from Old French/Latin puppis, "stern."

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