Pooとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

See pooh.

名詞

poo (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 poos)

1. Alternative spelling of pooh: an instance of saying "poo".
2. (uncountable, childish) Feces.
   • 1960, Harold Wentworth et al., Dictionary of American Slang, page 401:

     Poo... feces.

   • 2018, Brent Butt, “Sasquatch Your Language”, in Corner Gas Animated:

     Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.

3. (countable, chiefly UK, childish) A piece of feces or an act of defecation.
   • June 22 1981, The Guardian, p. 8:

     That doggy's doing a poo.

4. (uncountable, slang) Cannabis resin.

同意語

• (shit): See Thesaurus:feces
• (defecation): See Thesaurus:defecation

等位語

• pee
• wee

派生語

動詞

poo (三人称単数 現在形 poos, 現在分詞 pooing, 過去形および過去分詞形 pooed)

1. Alternative spelling of pooh: to say "poo".
2. (intransitive, childish) To defecate.
   • 1975 July 6, C. James, Observer, page 23:

     The dog practically has to poo on his shoe before he can make the pinch.

3. (transitive, childish) To dirty something with feces.
   • 1989 December 11, The Mercury:

     Most babies I knew then had on introduction either howled or pooed their pants.

   • 2003 March 13, The Sun:

     We all know what happened to them—they... poohed their pants.

同意語

• (to shit): See Thesaurus:defecate

等位語

• pee

間投詞

poo

1. Alternative spelling of pooh: Expressing dismissal, disgust, etc.
2. (euphemistic) Expressing annoyance, frustration, etc.: a minced oath for 'shit'.
   • 1986 January 12, Chicago Tribune, page 3c:

     Petulant and pouty, Stephanie herself says things like, ‘Oh, poo.’

同意語

• (expressing annoyance, etc): See Thesaurus:dammit

語源 2

Clipping of shampoo.

名詞

poo (usually uncountable, 複数形 poos)

1. (slang) Clipping of shampoo.
   • 2012, Melissa Schweiger, Belli Beautiful: The Essential Guide to the Safest Health and Beauty Products for Pregnancy, Mom, and Baby, Da Capo Press, →ISBN:

     Why I Cut Down on the “Poo”: A Note from Melissa […] People are saying no to “poo”—shampoo, that is. A very famous hairstylist to the stars (who has gorgeous hair himself) admits that he never washes his hair with shampoo. He’s not the only one to swear by the no-poo approach.

2. (slang) Champagne.

   Synonyms: shampoo, champers, fizz, bubbly

   Who wants another glass of poo?

派生語

• pre-poo, no-poo

語源 3

From poodle.

名詞

poo (複数形 poos)

1. A poodle crossbreed.
   • 2005, Sandra Choron, Harry Choron, Planet Dog: A Doglopedia, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 211:

     To date, the only Poos who have received any serious attention from the AKC are the Labradoodle (Labrador Retriever かつ Poodle) and the Cockapoo (Cocker Spaniel かつ Poodle).

   • 2005, Margaret H. Bonham, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Designer Dogs, Alpha Books, →ISBN, page 88:

     There’s no club for Maltipoo breeders yet, so your best bet is to look for a breeder of other Poo dogs.

   • 2007, Renee Riva, Saving Sailor, David C. Cook, page 64:

     My sister has always wanted a little peekapoo, probably because they are kind of prissy, like she is. Personally, I never much cared for poo dogs of any kind, especially poodles. White french poodles are the worst.

   • 2013, Danielle Steel, Pure Joy, Transworld Publishers, →ISBN:

     And I looked at what I call the “poo” dogs, the currently fashionable/popular combos of cockapoo, yor-kiepoo, maltipoo, and a whole bunch of other “poos” that seemed unpredictable to me as to how big they would be, and what traits they would have of either breed.

   • 2014, Sheila Agnew, Evie Brooks in Central Park Showdown, Dublin: The O’Brien Press, →ISBN, page 87:

     ‘What kind of dog is Eddie?’ I asked curiously. ‘He’s a Westiepoo.’ ‘A what?’ ‘Westiepoo,’ repeated Nikki, ‘a West Highland White Terrier/Poodle mix. I’m pretty much obsessed with poos.’ ‘We have plenty of that round here,’ I said, ‘so you’ve come to the right place.’ ‘You might have worded that better, Nikki,’ said Max and she laughed. ‘I’m obsessed with poodle hybrids,’ Nikki explained.

   • 2017, Teresa Toten, Beware That Girl, Hot Key Books, Bonnier Zaffre Ltd, →ISBN:

     She kept the bookmarks firmly on the “poo” dogs. “Come on! Just look. They’re irresistible!” She kept scrolling through sites for Maltipoos, Shih-poos and Yorkipoos.

   • 2019, Miranda Liasson, All I Want for Christmas Is You, Forever, Hachette Book Group, →ISBN:

     Then this family came in who wanted one of those fancy poo dogs and the woman wanted to dress it up and carry it around in her purse and I...I just...

アナグラム

• OOP, oop