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poop sheet

American  

noun

Slang.
  1. a circular, list of instructions, press release, etc., providing information about a particular subject.


Etymology

Origin of poop sheet

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

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The new education chairman for NOW "sat down and wrote this poop sheet" about women's colleges, Token Learning, a radical dissection of the quality of women's higher education.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I see you brought the poop sheet on that new brain unit,” Inspector Bryant said, hanging up the vidphone.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

As he resumed reading the poop sheet on Luba Luft, a hovercar taxi spun down to land on the roof a few yards off.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

He nodded in reflexive agreement, his mind on the poop sheet.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

He studied the poop sheet on Polokov; it gave a description of the man—or rather the andy—and his current address and place of business: the Bay Area Scavengers Company with offices on Geary.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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