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 & al., Dictionary of American Slang, p. 401:

     Poo... feces.

   • 2018 Brent Butt, "Sasquatch Your Language", 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.
5. (uncountable, slang) Champagne.

   Who wants another glass of poo?

同意語

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

等位語

• pee
• wee

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, p. 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 Dec. 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.

等位語

• pee

同意語

• (to shit): See Thesaurus:defecate

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 (uncountable)

1. Short for shampoo.

派生語

• pre-poo

語源 3

From poodle.

名詞

poo (複数形 poos)

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   • 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

語源

Unknown, probably arbitrary or from poo.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /puː/, sometimes including reduction of the preceding /i/ to /ɪ/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /pu/

接尾辞

-poo

1. Added to nouns, especially personal names, ending in -y or -ie to form affectionate, playful diminutives.
   • 1908 January 28, Republican News, p. 8:

     This is my little dog, Pinky-Panky-Poo. Bark at the gentleman, Pinky-Panky-Poo.

   • 1932, James Mitchell, Sunset Song, p. 21:

     ...they would scraich out ‘Inky poo, your nose is blue, You're awful like the Turra Coo!’ whenever they saw Ellison go by.

   • 2002, William Kennedy, Roscoe, p. 241:

     As Elisha passes her on his way to the microphone she does her boa-constrictor number, big huggypoo, big kissypoo. Once past Pammypoo, Elisha makes a speech.

派生語

参照

• “-poo, comb. form.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

アナグラム

• OOP, oop