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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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were
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English were, weren, from Old English w?re, w?ron, w?ren, from Proto-Germanic *w?z-, from Proto-Indo-European *h?wes-. More at was.
Pronunciation
stressed
- (UK) enPR: wûr, IPA(key): /w??(?)/
- (UK, regional) enPR: wâr, IPA(key): /w??(?)/
- (US) enPR: wûr, IPA(key): /w?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: whirr (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
unstressed
- (UK) enPR: w?r, IPA(key): /w?(?)/
- (US) enPR: w?r, IPA(key): /w?/
Verb
were
- second-person singular simple past indicative of be
- first/second/third-person plural simple past indicative of be
- first/second/third-person singular/plural simple present/past subjunctive of be
- I wish that it were Sunday.
- I wish that I were with you.
- with “if” omitted, put first in an “if” clause:
- Were it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all. (= If it were simply...)
- Were father a king, we would have war. (= If father were a king,...)
- with “if” omitted, put first in an “if” clause:
- (Northern England) first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
Synonyms
- (second-person singular past indicative, archaic) wast (used with “thou”)
- (second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic) wert (used with “thou”)
See also
Etymology 2
From Middle English were, wer, see wer.
Noun
were (plural weres)
- Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”)
- 1799-1805, Sharon Trurner, History of the Anglo-Saxons
- Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were.
- 1867, John Lingard, T. Young, Introduction to English History [...] arranged [...] by T. Young, page 19:
- If by that he failed to pay or give security for the were, or fine, at which murder was legally rated; he might be put to death by the relatives of the murdered man.
- 1908, Frederic Jesup Stimson, The Law of the Federal and State Constitutions of the United States, page 13:
- Written statutes busied themselves only with the amount of the were, or fine, or (for the first century after the Conquest) with the method of procedure.
- 1799-1805, Sharon Trurner, History of the Anglo-Saxons
Etymology 3
Back-formation from werewolf and other terms in were-, from the same source as English wer, were (“man”) (above).
Noun
were (plural weres)
- (fandom slang) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
Anagrams
- Ewer, ewer, ewre, rewe, weer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e?r?
Verb
were
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of weren
Anagrams
- weer
Fijian
Noun
were
- garden
Verb
were (wereca)
- to garden, to weed (wereca specifically)
Irarutu
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *wai?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Noun
were
- water (clear liquid H?O)
Further reading
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)
Maku'a
Noun
were
- water
References
- Aone van Engelenhoven, The position of Makuva among the Austronesian languages of Southwest Maluku and East Timor, in Austronesian historical linguistics and culture history: a festschrift, Pacific linguistics 601 (2009)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English w?re (second-person singular indicative and subjunctive past of wesan).
Alternative forms
- weer, weere, wer, wære
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w??r(?)/, /?w?r(?)/
Verb
were
- inflection of been:
- second-person singular indicative past
- singular subjunctive past
Descendants
- English: were (dialectal war, ware)
- Scots: war, waar, ware, waur, wur, wir
Etymology 2
From a conflation of Old English w?ron and Old English w?ren.
Verb
were
- Alternative form of weren
Etymology 3
From Old English werre, wyrre.
Noun
were
- Alternative form of werre
Mwani
Noun
were 5 (plural mawere)
- breast
Northern Kurdish
Verb
were
- second-person singular imperative of hatin
Onin
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *wai?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Noun
were
- water (clear liquid H?O)
Tocharian B
Noun
were ?
- smell, odor, scent, aroma
Toro
Noun
were
- day
References
- Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)
Uruangnirin
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *wai?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Noun
were
- water (clear liquid H?O)
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