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
Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The whole place smelled of dog odor; there was dog poop in the unit and a grass pee pad that smelled of dog urine.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Six rodent droppings under a sushi prep area counter, 16 pieces of poop in the dry storage area near the water heater and behind the washer and dryer, and two rodent droppings under the warewashing drain board show there’s more than just Pixie and Dixie running around the place.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth
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
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The poop, or guano, of infected birds is teeming with viruses.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The whole place smelled of dog odor; there was dog poop in the unit and a grass pee pad that smelled of dog urine.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Six rodent droppings under a sushi prep area counter, 16 pieces of poop in the dry storage area near the water heater and behind the washer and dryer, and two rodent droppings under the warewashing drain board show there’s more than just Pixie and Dixie running around the place.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth
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
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“Poop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poop. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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