# poo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 25, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984 "2003-04-25T00:15:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984/1 "2003-04-25T00:15:53Z")

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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’.

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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:** [April 25, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984/2 "2003-04-25T00:55:02Z")

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WAG here: from the “cute” language parents have been known to used when talking to their babies and toddlers.

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984/3 "2003-04-25T01:46:28Z")

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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!!

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984/4 "2003-04-25T01:56:17Z")

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Definitely not from the names people use to call their sweeties sometimes!

You know, like “[name]-poo,” “honeypoo,” etc.

F\_X

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**Author:** ![JustJoan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@JustJoan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustJoan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984/5 "2003-04-25T03:00:25Z")

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Winnie the Pooh?

The Merriam-Wester site [http://m-w.com](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?]

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poo/170984/6 "2003-04-25T03:05:22Z")

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Winnie the Pooh? now there’s a possibility.