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Poo vs Excrement - What's the difference?

poo | excrement |

As nouns the difference between poo and excrement

is that poo is (countable|colloquial|often|childish) excrement; faecal matter while excrement is excrement (animal solid waste).

As a verb poo

is (colloquial|often|childish) to defecate.

As an interjection poo

is (colloquial|euphemistic) expression of displeasure or failure; shit!.

poo

English

Noun

  • (countable, colloquial, often, childish) Excrement; faecal matter.
  • (uncountable, slang) Marijuana resin.
  • (uncountable, slang) champagne
    • Who wants another glass of poo ?

    Synonyms

    * (excrement) crap, dung, feces, poop, shit (vulgar), shite, turd * See also

    Coordinate terms

    * pee

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (colloquial, often, childish) To defecate.

    • Coordinate terms

    * pee

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (colloquial, euphemistic) Expression of displeasure or failure; shit!

    • Synonyms

    * See also * shit

    Anagrams

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    excrement

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) Any waste matter excreted from the human or animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
  • *, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.97:
    • A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same.
  • Animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Related terms
    * excreta * excrete * excremental

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails etc.
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