poo

Etymology

Related to English poop. Ultimately an imitative euphemism for excrement.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

poo (countable and uncountable, plural poos)

1. (countable, colloquial, often childish) Faecal matter, feces.
   • 2018 Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated

     Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.

2. (uncountable, slang) Marijuana resin.
3. (uncountable, slang) champagne

   Who wants another glass of poo?

4. (Abbreviation) Shampoo. Implied in pre-poo, an oil applied to hair before shampooing.

Verb

poo (third-person singular simple present poos, present participle pooing, simple past and past participle pooed)

1. (colloquial, often childish) To defecate.

Interjection

poo

1. (colloquial, euphemistic) Expression of displeasure or failure; shit!

Anagrams

• OOP, oop

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *pulus, from earlier *pulvus, from Latin pulvis (“powder; dust”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.o/

Noun

poo m (plural poos)

1. powder (fine particles made by grinding substance)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 225 (facsimile):

     A Tan toſte que Saẏda foi.o Crerigo fillou a ⁊ fez logo dela poos ⁊ en ſa bolſſa guardo a

     As soon as it exited, the cleric grabbed it and soon ground it (literally: made powders of it) and stored it in his purse.

Noun

poo

1. (archaic) collared peccary, Pecari tajacu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̀.ɔ̀/

Noun

pôô (plural dipoo)

1. bull (male cow)