poop
noun
[ puːp ]
• the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where it typically forms the roof of a cabin in the stern.
• "there on the poop stood Captain Meech"
poop
verb
• (of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize.
• "off Rame Head we were badly pooped"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis ‘stern’.
poop
verb
• stop functioning.
• "the analogue tape fluttered slightly in pitch but didn't poop out"
Origin:
1930s: of unknown origin.
poop
noun
• excrement.
• "dog poop is a major source of water pollution on Cape Cod"
poop
verb
• defecate.
Origin:
early 18th century: imitative.
poop
noun
• up-to-date or inside information.
• "here's the latest poop from Hollywood"
Origin:
1940s: of unknown origin.
poop
noun
• a stupid or ineffectual person.
• "he was making fun of an old poop"
Origin:
early 20th century: perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.
