as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks
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Recent Examples of poop
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Returned trash to its rightful owner—several people admitted to throwing garbage (or even dog poop) back into their neighbor's yard after it had been dumped in theirs.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Rodents left 30 pieces of poop under the three-compartment sink, another 30 under the counter with the hot dog holding unit and 15 on the counter with the fries fryer.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Seeing somber veterans enjoy life again is worth a bit of python poop.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
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Rodents left about 15 pieces of poop behind reach-in cooler in the food preparation area, three pieces under the dry storage shelf in that area and five on the floor in the employee restroom.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Returned trash to its rightful owner—several people admitted to throwing garbage (or even dog poop) back into their neighbor's yard after it had been dumped in theirs.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Rodents left 30 pieces of poop under the three-compartment sink, another 30 under the counter with the hot dog holding unit and 15 on the counter with the fries fryer.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Seeing somber veterans enjoy life again is worth a bit of python poop.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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