poo
/pu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative spelling of pooh: to say "poo".
Example Sentences
- "Poo... feces."
- "Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings."
- "2025 (viewed), "Bowel cancer screening", NHS [UK National Health Service] https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/ Use a clean container to catch your poo. Do not let your poo touch the toilet water."
- "Ashley starts necking Imodium; Devin promises himself he will not crap in a bag while on a cruise with his future father-in-law; Abhi, the chef, notes that the unworking loos filled with poos layered with toilet paper look “like a lasagne”."
- "That doggy's doing a poo."
- "2025 (viewed), "Bowel Dysfunction", Midlands Partnership University (NHS Foundation Trust) https://web.archive.org/web/20241203211740/https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/specialist-pelvic-health-team/bowel-dysfunction Chronic Constipation – Symptoms can be: You have to strain a lot to poo; Your poos are hard and lumpy; You feel unfinished after having a poo."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: ปู
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pu/
- British English: /puː/