Poop vs Loo - What's the difference?
poop | loo |
To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
* We were pooped within hailing of the quay and were nearly sunk.
To embark a ship over the stern.
(obsolete) To make a short blast on a horn
(obsolete) To break wind.
To defecate.
(often, childish) Excrement.
* The dog took a poop on the grass.
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.
(US, dated) information, facts.
A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
* Here’s the info paper with the poop on that carburetor.
To tire, exhaust. Often used with out .
* I'm pooped from working so hard
* He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.
(colloquial, Australia, NZ, UK) A toilet.
* 2006 , Garth Thompson, Dov Fedler, The Guide?s Guide to Guiding , 3rd Edition, Jacana Media, South Africa,
* 2009 , Katharina Kane, The Gambia and Senegal , Lonely Planet,
* 2010 , Meegan Jones, Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide , Earthscan,
The card game lanterloo.
A hot, dusty wind in Bihar and the Punjab.
* 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Man Who Would be King’, The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales , Folio Society 2005, p. 135:
As verbs the difference between poop and loo
is that poop is to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck or poop can be (obsolete|intransitive) to make a short blast on a horn or poop can be to tire, exhaust often used with out while loo is .As a noun poop
is the stern of a ship or poop can be (often|childish) excrement or poop can be a set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process or poop can be a slothful person.poop
English
Etymology 1
Recorded since circa 1405, from (etyl) poupe, from (etyl) poppa, from (etyl) puppis, all meaning "stern of a ship".Derived terms
* poop deckSynonyms
* sternAntonyms
* bowVerb
(en verb)Etymology 2
Origin uncertain, possibly from (etyl) poupen.Verb
(en verb)- His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.
Noun
- 2001 , , 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.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* pooper * pooper scooper * poopsicle * YouTube poopEtymology 3
* 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
(-)Etymology 4
Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.Verb
(en verb)Etymology 5
Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.Anagrams
* English palindromesloo
English
Etymology 1
Uncertain; possible origins include: * French lieux'', short for ''lieux d'aisances ‘toilets’, literally ‘places of convenience’. * A particular brand of early toilet cisterns, trademarked 'Waterloo'. A common folk etymology is that the word comes from the exclamation gardyloo'', from French ''garde à l'eau ‘mind the water!’, used when emptying dirty water or slops out of a window onto the public sidewalk or street.Noun
(en noun)page 160,
- Ensure that the tents are well-sited and clean, rubbish bins empty and that the loos have toilet paper.
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- The lack of running water in rural areas often makes Western-style loos hygienic disasters. Suddenly the noncontact squat toilet doesn?t look like such a bad option any more (as long as you roll up your trouser legs).
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- Waterless urinals are a great way of keeping the guys out of the cubicle toilets, keeping the urine separated from the solid waste (when using composting loos') and reducing water consumption if you have flush ' loos .
References
Etymology 2
Shortened form of lanterloo.Noun
(-)Etymology 3
From (etyl) .Noun
(-)- It was a pitchy black night, as stifling as a June night can be, and the loo , the red-hot wind from the westward, was booming among the tinder-dry trees and pretending that the rain was on its heels.