plural poos
1
informal
: feces
It will please me no end to read about someone booked for leaving his dog's poo on a pavement or in some other public place.—
Alan John
Alan JohnCameron Diaz writes in The Body Book about inspecting your poo to monitor your health.—Lisa Freedman
Lisa Freedman2
informal
: the act of defecating
Kate has a giant Great Dane she brings everywhere. It takes a poo on Carly's floor.—Ty Burr
Ty Burr
pooed; pooing; poos
informal
: defecate
An Australian couple found themselves upstaged during their own wedding by their 3-year-old son, who interrupted the ceremony to announce: "I have to poo."—Ben Hooper
Ben HooperWhen proper citizens of Rome were lowering their bottoms onto indoor toilet seats, my ancestors were using the woods to do their business. I suspect they just squatted and pooed without the benefit of a hole.—Jim Jones
Jim Jonesˌpü,
ˈpü
US, informal
—used to suggest that something is small, unimportant, or childish in some way
cutesy-poo
Examples of poo in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2024
These acts that exist in the human condition – from not picking up dog poo to killing your wife and everything in between.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 June 2024
Read: Dog poo, an environmental tragedy Menin shared with me a recent study in which researchers found an average of 31,000 fecal bacteria per 100 milliliters of puddle water from New York City’s sidewalks.
—Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 26 July 2023
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Noun
The no poo method includes other natural options for shampooing hair, including apple cider vinegar.1
Learn what the research says about using baking soda in your hair care routine, including possible benefits, risks, and other ways to achieve your goals.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2024
These acts that exist in the human condition – from not picking up dog poo to killing your wife and everything in between.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Verb
Burps and poo from cattle, sheep and goats generate methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in warming the planet in the span of 20 years, according to the UN Environment Programme.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 June 2024
Read: Dog poo, an environmental tragedy Menin shared with me a recent study in which researchers found an average of 31,000 fecal bacteria per 100 milliliters of puddle water from New York City’s sidewalks.
—Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 26 July 2023
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“Poo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poo. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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