poo

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noun Slang.

excrement.

verb (used without object), pooed, poo·ing.Slang.

to defecate.

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How to use poo in a sentence

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
Numerous pilgrims visit the shrines, more especially in the month of Poos, or November.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
And it was a sight to see them come running when the man brought in the milk and called Poos, p-ooo-s, p-ooo-s.
Little Mitchell|Margaret W. Morley
This sentiment, thus perpetuated, undoubtedly found a lodgment in the heart of the boy, Ki-en-te-poos.
Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains|A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham

Thomas Jefferson gives the word "Wha-poos" as the name of the Powhatanic tribes for hare.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The Chippewa term for this animal is Wa-bos, usually pronounced by white men Wa-poos.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for poo

poo

/ (puː) /

interjection, noun, verb

another spelling of pooh

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