noun
poop
A person regarded as foolish.
The old comedy calls its fussy neighbor a silly poop.
Etymology
Probably a shortening of nincompoop. That word's own deeper origin is uncertain.
More examples
- He complained that the character was portrayed as an old poop.
- She used poop as a mild, old-fashioned insult.
- The narrator dismissed him as a pompous poop.
Forms
poop · poops
Similar words
- fool
- The ordinary insult.
- nincompoop
- A longer old-fashioned equivalent.