English word origin

Etymology of poopy

From poop + -y. Compare shitty.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adj

shitty; worthless; unpleasant · Dirty with feces. · Resembling or characteristic of feces. · needing to poop (defecate)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From poop + -y. Compare shitty.

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Word-formation componentpoopen
Word-formation component-yen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

Faeces.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree English poop Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English poopy From poop + -y (diminutive-forming suffix).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

adj

Depressed, weak, or worthless.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Originated 1957, perhaps by shortening nincompoop or as a euphemism for shitty (see above); see poop.

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