poop

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US /pup/ UK /puːp/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
excrement; or the raised deck at the stern of a ship

The captain stood on the poop, watching the harbor recede behind them.

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1 noun · excrement; or the raised... excrementfecesdungdroppingssternafterdeck

Etymology

The 'stern deck' sense is from Middle French poupe, from Latin puppis ('stern of a ship'). The 'excrement' sense is a separate, later imitative/childish word for defecation.

poupe Middle French puppis Latin

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# poop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** pup
**IPA (UK):** puːp

## Meanings
1. excrement; or the raised deck at the stern of a ship

## Examples
- The captain stood on the poop, watching the harbor recede behind them.

## Synonyms
- excrement
- feces
- dung
- droppings
- stern
- afterdeck

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poupe
- Root: puppis

## Etymology
The 'stern deck' sense is from Middle French poupe, from Latin puppis ('stern of a ship'). The 'excrement' sense is a separate, later imitative/childish word for defecation.

## AI Etymology
Poop is traced through this development: The 'stern deck' sense is from Middle French poupe, from Latin puppis ('stern of a ship'). The 'excrement' sense is a separate, later imitative/childish word for defecation. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun and verb, it carries the sense "excrement; or the raised deck at the stern of a ship", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Middle French poupe and Latin puppis.

## Topics
- Transportation

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