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
Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
It's been over a year since poop and other sewage flowed into the Willamette River — a cause for celebration for some Portlanders, who took a dive into its frigid, winter waters last week.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Who would think that fermenting a foul-smelling pile of poop could generate a valuable stream of natural gas?
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The poop, or guano, of infected birds is teeming with viruses.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Certain hormones, called corticosteroids, can be measured from a poop sample to provide clues about whether an animal is under too much stress.
—Rachel Blaser, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
It's been over a year since poop and other sewage flowed into the Willamette River — a cause for celebration for some Portlanders, who took a dive into its frigid, winter waters last week.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Who would think that fermenting a foul-smelling pile of poop could generate a valuable stream of natural gas?
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The poop, or guano, of infected birds is teeming with viruses.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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