Synonyms

poo

American

[poo] / pu /

noun

Slang.

excrement.

verb (used without object)

Slang.

pooed, pooing

to defecate.

poo British

/ puː /

interjection

another spelling of pooh

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Etymology

Origin of poo

First recorded in 1955–60; of expressive origin

Example Sentences

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A row over cat poo has gone to the high court after a homeowner kicked up a stink about a neighbour's pets allegedly doing their business in his garden.

From BBC

Years later, she experienced further intrusion during a marriage breakdown, adding the ways she dealt with the media attention were "a good meal, a shared conversation, a nice cup of coffee, a bit of Radiohead and a good poo".

From BBC

So how do you turn cow poo into gas?

From BBC

The scientist’s panda suit is covered in panda pee and poo to mask his human scent.

From Literature

One day, Tao Tao was introduced to a “predator”—a clouded leopard stuffed toy, smeared with leopard pee and poo and plopped in the middle of the forest.

From Literature

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