different between poop vs zoop

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

Etymology

Imitative; compare zap, zip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zu?p/
• Rhymes: -u?p

Interjection

zoop

1. (colloquial) Sound effect suggesting rapid motion.
   • 1989, Charles A. Murray, Catherine Bly Cox, Apollo, the race to the moon (page 223)

     "Let me show you how this damn stuff explodes in pure oxygen," Johnson said, and turned on the projector. Markley was "totally aghast" himself. "It just went ZOOP! It was unbelievable. The stuff burned like you couldn't imagine."

   • 1999, School Library Journal (volume 45, issues 1-6, page 180)

     On the day they play the Wild Things for the City Cup, he dons his gear (pulling on his underwear with a "zap" and his socks with a "zoop") and heads for the field.

   • 1999, Popular Photography (November 1999)

     And a bit more manly (or womanly) turn of a long tripod screw in a shallow tripod socket and, zoop, through the socket end goes the tripod screw, right into the camera works. And this can also happen with inadequate metal tripod sockets […]

Anagrams

• Pozo

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o?p

Verb

zoop

1. singular past indicative of zuipen