# Poo(p)..what's yer preference? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152 "2003-05-24T00:11:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/1 "2003-05-24T00:11:01Z")
It’s simple, really. All my life, it’s been called **poop**. With two p’s. That last satisfying “p” on the end of the word is not extraneous, it’s necessary. Apparently, there are many people who think different. I see lots of references to “poo”. I think these are the same people who pronounce “greasy” as “greazy”, but I digress. Do you use the “poo” terminology or the “poop” terminology…or do you use them interchangably? Yes I have a toddler…why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/2 "2003-05-24T00:18:22Z")
Using the word “poo” is cute. “Poop” meanwhile, is just vulgar. “Pee” is just neutral slang. “Peep” is silly if used in that context, but yummy if used to describe marshmallow easter candy. “Pee and Poo”! They just belong together, in a fusion of onomatopoeia. And I am a trained medical professional. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/3 "2003-05-24T00:22:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\* > And I am a trained medical professional. \*\* And a Monty Python geek. Let’s not get too carried away with our high opinions of ourselves. “Poo” just seems to be a silly attempt to “cutsify” what should be a legitimate term for defication. It just doesn’t seem very satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/4 "2003-05-24T00:22:58Z")
poop. The bambina uses poop too ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/5 "2003-05-24T00:35:48Z")
IMO they’re different parts of speech. Poop is a verb, Poo is a noun. He has to poop, he poops, is pooping, he pooped. The potty is now full of poo/ watch out for dog poo. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/6 "2003-05-24T00:52:43Z")
Well…sometimes you just have to get the Straight Dope on these things. A quick gander at [M-W](http://www.m-w.com) reveals that **poop** is recognized both as a noun and as a verb. No such luck for those hoping for a **poo** sourcing. Same thing at [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com), **poop** is recognized in both noun and verb usage…nada on the **poo** scene. This sloppiness should not be allowed to stand! Return the ending **p** to its rightful glory in **poop**. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/7 "2003-05-24T02:34:45Z")
I grew up calling it “poop.” However, I have no poop loyalty. When I went to college and found that everyone called it “soda” instead of “pop,” I switched from “soda” to “pop” because it was novel and seemed more sophisticated. Similarly, “poo” sounds more novel to me, and is therefore more hilarious. If I was referring to actual excrement, or the act of moving one’s bowels, I’d probably revert back to “poop,” but for humorous purposes, it’s definitely “poo.” ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/8 "2003-05-24T02:38:24Z")
I just wanted to be the first to nominate this for the next Sequential Threads thread. When i saw it, it was followed by **"So, what do you put IN your burgers?"** ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cheapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e7dd6/32.png) [@El\_Cheapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cheapo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/9 "2003-05-24T03:41:32Z")
I vote for grea **z** y poop. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/10 "2003-05-24T03:45:21Z")
I’m a crap man myself. That just doesn’t sound right… ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/11 "2003-05-27T07:47:13Z")
Anything is better than “BM.” Sometimes I like to annoying parents by describing the contents of their kiddy-poo’s diapers as manure. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/12 "2003-05-27T07:48:39Z")
I say poo when I’m trying to be funny. Damn, that word is hilarious. ::cracks up:: ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/13 "2003-05-27T09:43:53Z")
Poo/Pooh is British English, Poop is just some cutesy Americanism. Oh, and **beagledave** , according to [Cambridge Dictionaries](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=61460&dict=CALD) it is both a verb and a noun. ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/14 "2003-05-27T10:21:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ticker \* > **Poo/Pooh is British English, Poop is just some cutesy Americanism.** “Poo” is the usage in Australia too. I learned poop here at the SDMB. Cecil should be proud. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/15 "2003-05-27T10:27:34Z")
Poop, there it is! Poop, there it is! And then there’s Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo. He’s not the Christmas Poop… And poop’s a palindrome! How quaint! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/16 "2003-05-27T16:24:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by j.c. \* > \*\*Anything is better than “BM.” > > \*\* I am rather of a good bowel movement. It’s better than bad sex. Oh, pooh! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/17 "2003-05-27T16:27:28Z")
Shit. “rather _fond_ of” Shit Shit Shit Oh, sorry! Pooh Pooh Pooh ---
**Author:** ![Testacleaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@Testacleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testacleaz)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/18 "2003-05-27T16:42:03Z")
This is a little joke from my youngest son when he was 4 years old. Testyson: Daddy, Daddy. Do you know why Tigger looked in the potty? Me: Why, no I don’t. Why Did Tigger look in the potty? Testyson: HE WAS LOOKING FOR POOH!!! Ha Ha Ha… So I’ll have to go with poo as far as the OP. Damn, that’s still funny as hell to me even now. ---
**Author:** ![Engywook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/19 "2003-05-27T22:01:39Z")
Nope, it’s always been poo. Otherwise we’d run out of p much faster than poo. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152/20 "2003-05-27T22:04:21Z")
I find that I’m not running out of either! And neither is the dog. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo-p-whats-yer-preference/177152.md?page=2)