Poop vs Dookie - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between poop and dookie

is that poop is the stern of a ship while dookie is baptist.

As a verb poop

is to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.

poop

English

Etymology 1

Recorded since circa 1405, from (etyl) poupe, from (etyl) poppa, from (etyl) puppis, all meaning "stern of a ship".

Noun

The stern of a ship.

* (seeCites)

Derived terms

* poop deck

Synonyms

* stern

Antonyms

* bow

Verb

(en verb)

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.

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain, possibly from (etyl) poupen.

Verb

(en verb)

(obsolete) To make a short blast on a horn

(obsolete) To break wind.

To defecate.

His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.

Noun

(often, childish) Excrement.

* The dog took a poop on the grass.

The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.

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.

(US, dated) information, facts.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* pooper * pooper scooper * poopsicle * YouTube poop

Etymology 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

(-)

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.

Etymology 4

Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.

Verb

(en verb)

To tire, exhaust. Often used with out .

* I'm pooped from working so hard

* He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.

Etymology 5

Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.

Noun

(en noun)

A slothful person.

* Hurry up, you old poop !

Anagrams

* English palindromes

dookie

English

Etymology 1

In Scots, dookie, doukit, and douker have been used to refer to Baptists (the terms being related to the British English "duck", equivalent to the American English "dunk", a Baptist being, jocularly, someone who ducks or dunks people in water when baptising them.

Noun

(en noun)

(UK) Baptist

*1895 Dictionary of the Scots Language [http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/snda4frames.php?dtext=snd&query=DOOK]

Etymology 2

In the US, probably alteration of , baby-talk reduplication of do, later popularized by the band .

Noun

(-)

(US, slang, African American Vernacular English) feces

*2002 – Ashaki Boelter: Hate Begets Hate [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0972106731&id=99phDZkAgdwC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&ots=PSY2eD5xsG&dq=%22to+get+that+dookie+off+those+ruined+sneakers%22&sig=wbxWie8AeuTdlHTMDte6wXdK9Iw] (page 69)

*:"He stepped in some cow waste; it serves him right. Look at him dancing to get that dookie off those ruined sneakers! Ha-ha-ha! Get down homie!"

*2002 – Jarrett Oliver: Private Eyes [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0595213804&id=PoOEYuGdPVkC&pg=RA1-PA125&lpg=RA1-PA125&ots=B4TI8Ys16d&dq=%22worth+a+lump+of+dookie+%22&sig=Apf_JxL5FDRbU2Ku0oBvOfrPoJY] (page 125)

*:"That stuff won't be worth a lump of dookie in court. It wouldn't be at all hard for Geale to pull a few strings and get documented permission for having each one of those items."

*2005 – Ashaki Boelter: In the Name of Love!: All-4-Love Series 2 of 3 [http://books.google.com/books?q=%22So+Alley+found+a+job+Scooping+up+dookie+on+the+streets%22&btnG=Search+Books] (Reckless Review)

*:So Alley found a job

*:Scooping up dookie on the streets

*2000 – "

*:: Can I go to the bathroom?

*:: Uh-uh! Say it in snowboard lingo.

*:Bart:' Uh... I've gotta blast a ' dookie ?

*:Otto: Dook on!

Synonyms

* See also