Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To defecate.
  • transitive verb To defecate in (one's pants or bed).
  • noun Excrement.
  • noun An act of defecating.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See mancala.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun countable, colloquial Excrement; faecal matter.
  • noun uncountable, slang Marijuana resin.
  • noun uncountable, slang champagne
  • verb colloquial To defecate.
  • interjection colloquial, euphemistic Expression of displeasure or failure; shit!

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably from pooh.]

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  • Readers of this page may be interested to see the historical usage note on, or may simply choose to giggle when viewing, Fernando Poo.

    October 14, 2008