# bird droppings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-droppings/210579>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 31, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-droppings/210579 "2003-10-31T02:35:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-droppings/210579/1 "2003-10-31T02:35:08Z")

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sorry I’m a link virgin but Cecils newest column talks about differing names for animal poop.  
My son insists bird droppings (any bird, I guess) are called squat.  
Is this so, or something he was told at recess?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-droppings/210579/2 "2003-10-31T04:59:18Z")

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Link to Cecil’s column:  
[Is it true every type of animal dropping has its own name?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_287b.html)

(Just click on the “http://” button at the top of the posting screen, **vanilla** , then enter, say in this case, the column title, “OK”, then the URL.)

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-droppings/210579/3 "2003-10-31T07:46:56Z")

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Well, _squat_ is a word with the meaning of excrement in general, but I’ve never heard it applied specifically to that of birds. Probably because they don’t squat to produce it.  
Cecil produced a number of unusual non-excrement terms related to animals. Add to his list **suint** sheep sweat.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bird-droppings/210579/4 "2003-10-31T11:56:31Z")

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I was surprised Cecil didn’t include the excited churchgoers who experience **speaking in dungs.** 😉