This is a question but it is too silly for GQ.
Where/how did the putting of the word ‘poo’ on the end of things originate?
Like ‘linky-poo’.
WAG here: from the “cute” language parents have been known to used when talking to their babies and toddlers.
yes… but where did THAT cutesy “mumsy-wumsy loves baby-poo” come from? I can surmise the mumsy-wumsy, daddy-waddy, etc, ad nauseaum is just a sound thing… but “-poo”? I mean baby-poo is a real thing, not a nonsense sound… MY mumsy-wumsy didn’t care for baby-poo at ALL!!
Definitely not from the names people use to call their sweeties sometimes!
You know, like “[name]-poo,” “honeypoo,” etc.
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Winnie the Pooh?
The Merriam-Wester site http://m-w.com says
Main Entry: -poo
Pronunciation: "pü, 'pü
Function: suffix
Etymology: origin unknown
– used as a derogatory diminutive <cutesy-poo>
[with answers that vague, why do they bother?]
Winnie the Pooh? now there’s a possibility.