noun / verb
poop
POOP/puːp/
Solid bodily waste passed from the bowels.
The toilet bowl contains poop.
Etymology
A nursery word associated with short bodily sounds. Its exact development is uncertain; other poop senses are not automatically related.
In context
the quantity of poop left in the woods whether in privies or behind trees has gotten a little out of control
More examples
- She cleaned up the dog’s poop.
- The child used poop as the familiar word.
- A bag of poop went into the waste bin.
Forms
poop · poops · pooped · pooping
Similar words
- feces
- The neutral formal term.
- stool
- A term often used in medical contexts.