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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.
  2. n. A poop deck.
  3. v. To break over the stern of (a ship).
  4. v. To take (a wave) over the stern.
  5. v. Slang To cause to become fatigued; tire: "Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb” ( Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).
  6. poop out Slang To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.
  7. poop out Slang To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.
  8. n. Slang Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.
  9. n. Slang A person regarded as very disagreeable.
  10. n. Excrement.
  11. v. To defecate.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The stern or aftermost part of a ship.
  2. n. A deck above the ordinary deck in the aftermost part of a ship.
  3. Nautical, to break heavily over the stern or quarter of (a ship); drive in the stern of.
  4. To trick; cheat; cozen.
  5. n. In architecture, a poppyhead.
  6. To break wind.
  7. n. An act of breaking wind.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The stern of a ship.
  2. v. transitive To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
  3. v. transitive To ship over the stern
  4. v. intransitive To defecate.
  5. n. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.
  6. n. US, dated information, facts.
  7. n. A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
  8. n. A slothful person.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Arch.) See 2d poppy.
  2. v. To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.
  3. n. (Naut.) A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See Poop deck, under deck. See also roundhouse.
  4. v. To break over the poop or stern, as a wave.
  5. v. To strike in the stern, as by collision.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a stupid foolish person
  2. n. obscene terms for feces
  3. n. the rear part of a ship
  4. n. slang terms for inside information

Etymologies

  1. Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop. (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis.Origin unknown.Origin unknown .Perhaps short for nincompoop.Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. pop
  1. stern
  1. feces

antonyms (1)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. bow

hypernyms (14)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. simpleton
  2. simple
  1. faecal matter
  2. faeces
  1. BM
  2. stool
  1. dejection
  2. fecal matter
  1. feces
  2. ordure
  1. rear
  2. back
  1. details
  2. inside information

same context (7)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. forecastle
  1. quarter-deck
  1. prow
  1. gangway
  1. droppings
  1. excrement
  1. dung

rhymes (37)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Guadeloupe
  2. Hoop
  3. Loop
  4. Shoop
  5. coop
  6. coupe
  7. croup
  1. doupe
  2. droop
  3. drupe
  4. dupe
  5. goop
  6. group
  7. groupe
  1. hoop
  2. houp
  3. intergroup
  4. loop
  5. loup
  6. loupe
  7. oop
  1. recoup
  2. regroup
  3. roop
  4. scoop
  5. shoop
  6. shoup
  7. sloop
  1. snoop
  2. soup
  3. stoop
  4. stoup
  5. stroup
  6. swoop
  7. troop
  1. troupe
  2. whoop

reverse dictionary (32)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. poop deck
  2. poop
  3. pooped
  4. powp
  5. roundhouse
  6. stern
  1. fife rail
  2. deep-waisted
  3. caravel
  4. deck-erection
  5. hind-castle
  6. main-deck
  1. poop-cabin
  2. quarter-deck
  3. cagework
  4. awning
  5. apoop
  6. companion-ladder
  1. dhow
  2. afterguard
  3. junk
  4. berthing
  5. breastwork
  6. coach
  1. crank
  2. cuddy
  3. hance
  4. spar deck
  5. stool
  6. poop-royal
  1. poop - stringer
  2. tafferel

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  1. nautical
  1. impolite
  1. offensive
  1. use carefully
  1. informal
  1. palindrome
  1. conversation
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Words tagged ‘poop’

  1. bais
  1. bristol stool scale
  1. lapactic
  1. stercus
  1. tappen
  1. upper decker

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  • EmmaSmith My little brother is like always saying "Poop Poop" all day every day.
    Jan 25, 2011

  • chained_bear Another excellent usage encountered, thanks to my iPod:

    "There on the poop, our gallant captain stands
    Staring at the cross-trees, a spyglass in his hands.
    What he is thinking of, we all know very well:
    He's thinking more of shortening sail than strike,
    Strike the bell

    (Chorus)
    Strike the bell, second mate, let us go below.
    Look ye well the weather, ye can see it's gonna blow
    Look at the glass, you can see that it has fell.
    We're wishin' ye would hurry up and strike,
    Strike the bell."
    —Dramtreeo, Storm, "Strike the Bell" Mar 3, 2009

  • kostya Stop saying poop! ACK! Feb 12, 2009

  • gangerh Poetry In Motion, Asa'. Oct 18, 2008

  • oroboros That's so, so something, I'm gonna put it in my Dyslexic's Delight list! Oct 18, 2008

  • gangerh Well, pooetry, anyway. Oct 18, 2008

  • asativum That's poetry, bilby. Oct 18, 2008

  • bilby Kay, a red nude, pooped under a yak. Oct 18, 2008

  • reesetee *leaves the room* Mar 19, 2008

  • chained_bear I have found a Poopy Song. Here it is, in all its poopy glory. Mar 19, 2008

  • chained_bear Exactly, oroboros. Not in front of you, but behind you. And a solid poop, not a... well, nevermind. Mar 19, 2008

  • oroboros It's always good to have a poop behind you...unless it was an unexpected poop! ;o) Mar 19, 2008

  • reesetee Wow. That's...really weird, chained_bear. Though I daresay that poop usually doesn't add much to one's dignity, despite what O'Brian says. Mar 19, 2008

  • chained_bear No, but I read O'Brian in a courtroom with my spawn. Wordie isn't as portable. (No cell phones, etc. allowed)

    Where, might I say, it is wonderful comfort to have a solid poop behind you. Mar 18, 2008

  • yarb ...with your spawn? Mar 18, 2008

  • seanahan You read Wordie in courtrooms? Mar 18, 2008

  • chained_bear Yet another hilarious usage of poop:

    "'I believe we may attack the adagio directly,' said Stephen. 'The wind is in our poop, and we have never played better.'"
    --P. O'Brian, The Commodore, 64
    (This one made my spawn, who happened to be looking over my shoulder, giggle out loud in a courtroom.)

    But this one's even better:
    "'So she is the Bellona, the chief argosy of your command! ... Why, I declare, she has a poop, which adds much to her dignity.'"

    Wait! Wait! It goes on:

    "'When you are on the quarterdeck in a hot action with a really malignant enemy firing great guns and small arms, it is a wonderful comfort to have a solid poop behind you.'"

    --P. O'Brian, The Commodore, 70 Mar 16, 2008

  • jennarenn :) Jan 19, 2008

  • reesetee Gosh, c_b, I think I want to retire in your area! Oct 27, 2007

  • chained_bear I went to Lowe's today and saw a beat-up old blue pickup in the lot with some junk lumber in the back. Its bumper sticker read:

    I'm only speeding because I really have to poop. Oct 27, 2007

  • reesetee It is a kick-awesome verb, wouldn't you say? Oct 27, 2007

  • skipvia Plus, we're talking about poop again. Oct 27, 2007

  • skipvia NO! That's a great pun! I wish I had made it. *still giggling* Oct 27, 2007

  • chained_bear Nah, no problem. Probably everyone's relieved.

    OH! OH! I made a horrible pun!!! It was *totally* not on purpose!!

    *hides in shame* Oct 27, 2007

  • skipvia Well, who's fault was that? Oh...mine. Sorry (ish). Oct 27, 2007

  • chained_bear We've gotten away from poop here. I just thought I'd point that out.

    You're welcome. Oct 27, 2007

  • reesetee You think I was on the light side, skipvia? ;-)

    Trivet, count me as a total bird nerd. Guilty as charged, and happy about it! Oct 25, 2007

  • trivet Yup! Heard first at a raptor rehab center, but also out in the world of bird nerds. Oct 25, 2007

  • skipvia Welcome to the dark side of Wordie, reesetee. :) Oct 25, 2007

  • reesetee I've heard whitewash used to describe generic bird poop. Is that how you've heard it, trivet?

    I can't believe I'm discussing this. ;-) Oct 25, 2007

  • chained_bear Whitewash, trivet? I can't find that definition for that word.

    I did find mutes, or more specifically mutess, in the OED, but it's a verb. I added it anyway. And also mute. Who knew mute meant a specific kind of excrement?

    Well... trivet did, apparently. Oct 25, 2007

  • reesetee Thought I saw mutes on that list. Signed, Too Lazy to Check. Oct 25, 2007

  • trivet 'S okay, R, I do love to commentate.

    Hey, C_b - do you have mutes on your special poo list? I think they're specific to birds of prey. Also, whitewash. Oct 25, 2007

  • reesetee Right. Thank you, trivet, for your gentle reminders that animals other than birds actually do exist. ;-) (I tend to get a little single-minded on the subject.) Oct 25, 2007

  • trivet Or bats. Oct 25, 2007

  • reesetee Guano, c_b. But it's only used in reference to sea birds. Oct 25, 2007

  • reesetee Sionnach, be careful what you say around here--you may have launched a boob discussion by now!

    Skipvia: Sure, sure, you can have a hat (note to John: skipvia wants a Wordie hat). Even a sword, as long as it's fake (note to John: I wouldn't if I were you). But T-Scratch? Do you need ointment? ;-> Oct 25, 2007

  • chained_bear Hey, it's uselessness who had the revelation! I just had an excuse to type in a really bad short poem about bird poo.

    Hey... is there a special word for bird poo?

    And by the way, boob is just poop upside-down. Wait... that's gross.

    P.S. My Mafia name is Junior Mint. Oct 25, 2007

  • skipvia Knowing c_b, probably right back to poop...:) Oct 25, 2007

  • sionnach i'm paroxysming with the giggles over here. if you guys can do so much with poop, I can only imagine what a discussion of boob might lead to.

    singed: the dyslexic dood Oct 25, 2007

  • skipvia OK, reesetee. I have a rap name now. You may call me *wait for it* T-Scratch!

    *adjusts bling and makes strange hand gestures, being careful not to harm LCD monitor or poke self in eye* Oct 25, 2007

  • skipvia Dang. So, reesetee--do we get cool hats or anything? Ooh--could I have a sword? Oct 25, 2007

  • reesetee Er, skipvia--we're all officers in Facebook's Wordie group.

    Signed, Pharaoh Moohlah

    (What? That's what the Rapper Name Generator said.) Oct 24, 2007

  • skipvia Ah, Chuck Berry--probably our finest rock poet (unless it's Smokey Robinson). Oct 24, 2007

  • skipvia I thought chained_bear was your rap name. Mine is flaming twit. I don't exactly roll with the gangstas.

    But--I'm an officer in Facebook's Wordie group. Match that! Oct 24, 2007

  • john Ladies and gentleman... Chuck Berry. Oct 24, 2007

  • reesetee I'm going away now. Oct 24, 2007

  • chained_bear Skipvia, how did you guess my rap name?! Oct 24, 2007

  • skipvia C_B, if you think "poop" would set off 5th graders, imagine the reaction that a social studies unit called "Westward 'Ho" would get from middle schoolers. I warned the teacher, but did she listen?... Oct 24, 2007

  • uselessness Gross. Never, never feed me on the poop. Oct 24, 2007

  • chained_bear Oh come on, it's not about impalement. Robins' heads *always* go "Niddle, Noddle." Listen next time you see a robin, and just SEE if you don't hear those exact words (with that exact punctuation).

    I admit, I did take the poop out of poop deck. Or, not really, since the original sentence read something like, "Men were fed on the quarterdeck, women and children on the poop."

    I remember it didn't even say poop deck, which changed its meaning entirely (from a modern perspective). Oct 24, 2007

  • yarb I bet that nursery rhyme is about impalement.

    n.b. You took the poop out of poop deck, CB?! For shame! Oct 24, 2007

  • john "Marilyn Manson says you should shoot your friends in the head with a gun! And everyone should eat babies! And rape their dead grandparents! And poop on a church!"
    - The Onion, January 31, 2001 Oct 24, 2007

  • reesetee I know that poem!

    Good grief; why am I admitting that? Oct 24, 2007

  • uselessness Wow, in that way it's almost onomatopoeic. *does that finger-in-cheek popping noise thing* Oct 24, 2007

  • chained_bear I came across my absolute favorite usage of this word at work (I swear), because I had to replace it (in the phrase "poop deck") in a text having to do with the slave trade that was going to be read by a bunch of 5th-graders.

    You can see why it had to be replaced. The slave trade is not funny, but 10-year-olds would be so distracted by the word... anyway. Looking for when the meaning came to mean... you know... poop... I found this usage in the OED:

    c1744 in Oxf. Dict. Nursery Rhymes (1951) 372:
    Little Robin red breast,
    Sitting on a pole,
    Niddle, Noddle, Went his head,
    And Poop went his Hole. Oct 24, 2007

  • reesetee I'm so happy for you, uselessness. :-D Oct 24, 2007

  • uselessness I just had a revelation concerning the word poop... it's a lousy noun but a kick-awesome verb. Oct 24, 2007

  • brtom "The milkwhite dolphin tossed his mane and, rising in the golden poop, the helmsman spread the bellying sail upon the wind and stood off forward with all sail set, the spinnaker to larboard."
    Joyce, Ulysses, 12 Jan 13, 2007

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