poo
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
interjection
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of poo
First recorded in 1955–60; of expressive origin
Example Sentences
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"That means we've got evidence of breeding water vole which is brilliant," he continues on the subject of the flattened poo.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The average adult produces more than a liter of urine and over 100 grams of poo each day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Dog poo bags are not the only indignity the famous defensive frontier has to endure.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
But that does not stop people using the 1,900-year-old cracks and holes of Hadrian's Wall to hide their dog poo bags.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The people I’d always chummed around with would stop speaking to you if they so much as suspected you’d ever gone poo behind a bush.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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