POOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does poop mean? 

• POOP (noun)
  The noun POOP has 4 senses:

1. obscene terms for feces

2. a stupid foolish person

3. slang terms for inside information

4. the rear part of a ship

  Familiarity information: POOP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obscene terms for feces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

crap; dirt; poop; shit; shite; turd

Hypernyms ("poop" is a kind of...):

BM; dejection; faecal matter; faeces; fecal matter; feces; ordure; stool (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels)

Domain usage:

dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A stupid foolish person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nincompoop; ninny; poop

Hypernyms ("poop" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Slang terms for inside information

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

dope; low-down; poop; the skinny

Context example:

is that the straight dope?

Hypernyms ("poop" is a kind of...):

details; inside information (true confidential information)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The rear part of a ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

after part; poop; quarter; stern; tail

Hypernyms ("poop" is a kind of...):

back; rear (the side that goes last or is not normally seen)

Meronyms (parts of "poop"):

escutcheon ((nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed)

skeg (a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost)

Holonyms ("poop" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

 Context examples 

Wolf Larsen barked a short laugh in my ear and strode away to the weather side of the poop.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

When asked about tracking animal poop, McConkey admitted, "I've got two boys so they just love what I do."

(Thai Elephants Help Spread Jungle Fruit's Seeds, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)

Also called: Poop, BM, feces, poop, stool

(Bowel Movement, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The cholera bacterium is usually found in water or food contaminated by feces (poop).

(Cholera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Sir Oliver and Sir Nigel stood erect with hands crossed in front of the poop.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I may tell you that your name is not forgotten at the Admiralty, sir, and I hope that I may see you soon walking the poop of a 74-gun ship of your own.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You can also get it if you're exposed to human feces (poop) through sexual contact.

(Giardia Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Out we ran, and there on the poop were the lieutenant and ten of his men.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I left him lying on the poop. He may lie there all night. I think I’ll go and see.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

If you have either guineas or interest you can climb over the heads of old sea-officers, though you may not know the poop from the galley, or a carronade from a long nine.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)