different between poop vs coo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu?p/
• Rhymes: -u?p

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen (“to make a gulping sound while drinking, blow on a horn, toot”). Compare Dutch poepen (“to defecate”), German Low German pupen (“to fart; break wind”).

Verb

poop (third-person singular simple present poops, present participle pooping, simple past and past participle pooped)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To make a short blast on a horn [from late 14th c.]

   Synonym: toot

2. (obsolete, intransitive) To break wind. [from 18th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:flatulate

3. (informal, childish, intransitive) To defecate.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:defecate

Translations

Noun

poop (countable and uncountable, plural poops)

1. (informal, often childish) Fecal matter, feces. [from the 18th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:feces

2. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.
   • 2001, Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 157 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001

     Two minutes passed - five - seven - ten. "Poop! Poop!" Everyone knew that whistle, and a mighty cheer went up as the Queen's train glided into the station.

Derived terms

• pooper
• pooper scooper
• poopsicle
• YouTube poop

Translations

Interjection

poop

1. (childish, euphemistic) Expressing annoyed disappointment.

Etymology 2

Recorded in World War II (1941) Army slang poop sheet (“up-to-date information”), itself of uncertain origin, perhaps toilet paper referring to etymology 2.

Noun

poop (uncountable)

1. A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.

Etymology 3

Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.

Verb

poop (third-person singular simple present poops, present participle pooping, simple past and past participle pooped)

1. (transitive) To tire, exhaust. Often used with out. [from early 20th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tire

Translations

Etymology 4

From Middle English poupe, pope, from Old French pope, poupe, pouppe, from Italian poppa, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin puppis, all meaning “stern of a ship”.

Alternative forms

• poup, poupe, puppe (obsolete)

Noun

poop (countable and uncountable, plural poops)

2. (nautical) The stern of a ship.

   Synonym: stern

   Antonym: bow

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:poop.
3. (nautical) The poop deck.

Derived terms

• poop deck

Translations

Verb

poop (third-person singular simple present poops, present participle pooping, simple past and past participle pooped)

1. (transitive) To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
2. (transitive) To embark a ship over the stern.

Etymology 5

Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.

Noun

poop (plural poops)

1. A slothful person.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idler

Translations

Anagrams

• oppo, po-po, popo

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ko?o
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ku?/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ku/
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophone: coup

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic; compare Dutch koeren.

Noun

coo (plural coos)

1. The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.
2. (by extension) An expression of pleasure made by a person.

Translations

Verb

coo (third-person singular simple present coos, present participle cooing, simple past and past participle cooed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.
2. (intransitive) To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of cool; compare foo.

Adjective

coo (comparative more coo, superlative most coo)

1. (slang) Cool.

Etymology 3

Imitative.

Interjection

coo

1. An expression of approval, fright, surprise, etc. [from early 20th c.]

References

Anagrams

• OCO, OOC

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Primitive Irish ???? (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *k?, from Proto-Indo-European *?w? (“dog”).

Noun

coo m (genitive singular coo, plural coyin)

1. dog

   Synonym: moddey

2. hound
3. cur
4. wolf dog

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• côo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o.u

Verb

coo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of coar

San Juan Colorado Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *kòò?.

Noun

còò

1. snake
2. worm

Derived terms

References

• Stark Campbell, Sara; et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)?^[5] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 9

Scots

Alternative forms

• coe, cou

Etymology

From Old English c?, from Proto-West Germanic *k?, from Proto-Germanic *k?z.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?/

Noun

coo (plural kye or coos)

1. cow

Usage notes

The regular collective plural form is kye (from Old English); the weak plural coos is used only after numerals.