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poo
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pu/
- (US) IPA(key): /pu?/
- Rhymes: -u?
Etymology 1
See pooh.
Noun
poo (countable and uncountable, plural poos)
- Alternative spelling of pooh: an instance of saying "poo".
- (uncountable, childish) Feces.
- 1960, Harold Wentworth & al., Dictionary of American Slang, p. 401:
- Poo... feces.
- 2018 Brent Butt, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated:
- Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.
- 1960, Harold Wentworth & al., Dictionary of American Slang, p. 401:
- (countable, chiefly Britain, childish) A piece of feces or an act of defecation.
- June 22 1981, The Guardian, p. 8:
- That doggy's doing a poo.
- June 22 1981, The Guardian, p. 8:
- (uncountable, slang) Cannabis resin.
- (uncountable, slang) Champagne.
Synonyms
- (shit): See Thesaurus:feces
- (defecation): See Thesaurus:defecation
Coordinate terms
- pee
- wee
Translations
Verb
poo (third-person singular simple present poos, present participle pooing, simple past and past participle pooed)
- Alternative spelling of pooh: to say "poo".
- (intransitive, childish) To defecate.
- 1975 July 6, C. James, Observer, p. 23:
- The dog practically has to poo on his shoe before he can make the pinch.
- 1975 July 6, C. James, Observer, p. 23:
- (transitive, childish) To dirty something with feces.
- 1989 Dec. 11, The Mercury:
- Most babies I knew then had on introduction either howled or pooed their pants.
- 2003 March 13, The Sun:
- We all know what happened to them—they... poohed their pants.
- 1989 Dec. 11, The Mercury:
Coordinate terms
- pee
Synonyms
- (to shit): See Thesaurus:defecate
Translations
Interjection
poo
- Alternative spelling of pooh: Expressing dismissal, disgust, etc.
- (euphemistic) Expressing annoyance, frustration, etc.: a minced oath for 'shit'.
- 1986 January 12, Chicago Tribune, page 3c:
- Petulant and pouty, Stephanie herself says things like, ‘Oh, poo.’
- 1986 January 12, Chicago Tribune, page 3c:
Synonyms
- (expressing annoyance, etc): See Thesaurus:dammit
Etymology 2
Clipping of shampoo.
Noun
poo (uncountable)
- Short for shampoo.
Derived terms
- pre-poo
Anagrams
- OOP, oop
'Are'are
Noun
poo
- pig
References
- Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Esperanto
Etymology
Derived from translingual Poa, from Ancient Greek ??? (póa, “fodder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?poo/
- Hyphenation: po?o
- Rhymes: -oo
Noun
poo (accusative singular poon, plural pooj, accusative plural poojn)
- Poa
Derived terms
- poacoj
Middle English
Noun
poo
- Alternative form of po
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin *pulus, from earlier *pulvus, from Latin pulvis (“powder; dust”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?.o/
Noun
poo m (plural poos)
- powder (fine particles made by grinding substance)
- A Tan to?te que Sa?da foi.o Crerigo fillou a ? fez logo dela poos ? en ?a bol??a guardo a
- As soon as it exited, the cleric grabbed it and soon ground it (literally: made powders of it) and stored it in his purse.
- A Tan to?te que Sa?da foi.o Crerigo fillou a ? fez logo dela poos ? en ?a bol??a guardo a
Descendants
- Galician: po
- Portuguese: pó
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: po
Seri
Noun
poo
- (archaic) collared peccary, Pecari tajacu
- Synonym: ziix ina quicös
Derived terms
- poo caacoj
Tswana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.??/
Noun
pôô (plural dipoo)
- bull (male cow)
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shut
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English shutten, shetten, from Old English scyttan (“to cause rapid movement, shoot a bolt, shut, bolt, shut to, discharge a debt, pay off”), from Proto-Germanic *skutjan?, *skuttijan? (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skutt?, *skuttj? (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). Cognate with Dutch schutten (“to shut in, lock up”), Low German schütten (“to shut, lock in”), German schützen (“to shut out, dam, protect, guard”).
Verb
shut (third-person singular simple present shuts, present participle shutting, simple past and past participle shut)
- (transitive) To close, to stop from being open.
- (intransitive) To close, to stop being open.
- (transitive or intransitive, chiefly Britain) To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
- (transitive) To confine in an enclosed area.
- (transitive) To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
- To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
- shut from every shore
Usage notes
Except when part of one of the derived terms listed below, almost every use of shut can be replaced by close. The reverse is not true -- there are many uses of close that cannot be replaced by shut.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
shut (not comparable)
- Closed; not open.
- (linguistics, phonetics) Synonym of close
Translations
Noun
shut (plural shuts)
- The act or time of shutting; close.
- A door or cover; a shutter.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Isaac Newton to this entry?)
- The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
Etymology 2
Variation of chute or shute (archaic, related to shoot) from Old English sc?otan.
Noun
shut (plural shuts)
- (Britain, Shropshire dialect) A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
Synonyms
- (alleyway): See Thesaurus:alley
Anagrams
- Hust, STHU, Tush, huts, thus, tush
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