poo-poo

[ poo-poo for 1, 3; poo-poo for 2 ]

/ ˈpuˌpu for 1, 3; ˈpuˈpu for 2 /

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noun Baby Talk.

excrement; feces.

verb (used with or without object)

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Idioms about poo-poo

make poo-poo, to defecate.

1970–75; expressive formation; cf. poop²

Then Poo and other leaders began organizing them and won basic protections in many states.
Finally, Home Care Workers Start Fighting Back|Monica Potts|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He poo-poos the importance of phytochemicals, but (as reported by The New Yorker) once tried to live on an all-kale diet.
Doc Says No to Soylent|Russell Saunders|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hot right now: “How come we say poo and pee but not poop and peep?”
Five Subreddits You May Have Missed, and Probably Still Should Give a Miss|Kelly Williams Brown|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the first WEED aired, Dr. Gupta apologized, sincerely repentant for having poo-pooed the medicinal benefits of cannabis.
Sanjay Gupta’s Pot Pilgrimage for Pain Relief|Valerie Vande Panne|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Judi Dench won for her five minutes of screen time in Shakespeare in Love, but far be it from me to poo-poo a Dench win.
The Worst Oscar Winners, From ‘Rocky’ and ‘Crash’ to Gwyneth Paltrow|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our cook, Acchu, was drunk again, but Poo prepared us a good meal instead.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Theres a pretty big crowd of ours still lying na-poo-ed out there.
Grapes of wrath|Boyd Cable
The Yosemites called it Poot-poo-toon, and among the rocks surrounding it was a small community of the same name.
Guide to Yosemite|Ansel Hall
I was arterwards told that the propper place to get dogs and cats for dinner was in Jack-Poo-Kow.
Punch's Almanack for 1890|Various
Nite deelest sollahs; farewell deelest rives; rove poo poo Pdfr.
The Journal to Stella|Jonathan Swift