Intertwined Bloggery

While needing to look up the spelling of a very important word (diarrhea from a previous post) I stumbled accross this from www.dictionary.com

7 entries found for poop.

poop2
tr.v. Slang pooped, poop·ing, poops
To cause to become fatigued; tire: “Many people stop here, pooped by the short, steep climb” (Sierra Club Guides to the National Parks).

Phrasal Verb:
poop out Slang
To quit because of exhaustion: poop out of a race.
To decide not to participate, especially at the last moment.

poop1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pp)
n.
An enclosed superstructure at the stern of a ship.
A poop deck.

tr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops
To break over the stern of (a ship).
To take (a wave) over the stern.

poop3 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pp)
n. Slang
Inside information: She gave me all the poop on the company party.

poop4 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pp)
n. Slang
A person regarded as very disagreeable.

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[Perhaps short for nincompoop.]

poop5 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pp) Slang
n.
Excrement.

intr.v. pooped, poop·ing, poops
To defecate.
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[Possibly from obsolete poop, to break wind, from Middle English poupen, to blow a horn, toot, of imitative origin.]

poop

n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit, shite, turd] 2: a stupid foolish person [syn: nincompoop, ninny] 3: slang terms for inside information; “is that the straight dope?” [syn: dope, the skinny, low-down] 4: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part, quarter, tail]

I found it funny that all the last definiton cited was the one we mainly use. I do not generally have a poop fascination, but now after this funny occurence, I believe I do. You can’t tell me that you don’t feel good after letting a good turd out. Thoughts??