pooper-scooper

[ poo-per-skoo-per ]

noun

1. Also called poop scooper. a small shovel or scooping device designed for use in cleaning up after a dog or other pet that has defecated on a street or sidewalk.

adjective

1. of or relating to laws, city ordinances, or the like, that require a person to use a pooper-scooper.

pooper-scooper

noun

1. a device used to remove dogs' excrement from public areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of pooper-scooper¹

1970–75; rhyming compound based on poop ², scoop ( def ), -er ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pooper-scooper¹

C20: poop ⁴+ -er ¹+ scooper

Example Sentences

Though, it has to be said: this drone is noticeably lacking a pooper-scooper.

From The Daily Beast

On walking the dog: “I have a pooper-scooper, a long-handled thing with a little shovel.”

From The Daily Beast