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
Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Your poop might vary in shade from off-white to grey.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
Microbes generally infiltrate natural water by way of—brace yourself—animal poop and pee.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
The issue is that travelers generate 1,742 pounds of poop and other rubbish each day, with authorities struggling to remove it.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Your poop might vary in shade from off-white to grey.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
Microbes generally infiltrate natural water by way of—brace yourself—animal poop and pee.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
The issue is that travelers generate 1,742 pounds of poop and other rubbish each day, with authorities struggling to remove it.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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