poop
うんち
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
poop は「うんち」を表す幼児語的でくだけた名詞で、医学的・公的な場面の feces や stool より軽い響きがある。子どもやペットについて clean up the poop、dog poop のように使う場面を覚えよう。別語義の poop deck「船尾楼」とは語源も意味も異なるので、文脈で区別する。
Remember poop as a casual, child-friendly noun for solid bodily waste. It often appears in practical expressions such as dog poop, clean up the poop, or step in poop. Compare its tone with feces, a formal or scientific term, and stool, a common medical term: the physical meaning is similar, but the register is different. The related adjective poopy is especially childish. Also separate this meaning from poop deck, a nautical term for a raised deck at the stern of a ship; despite the identical spelling, that expression has a different history.
poop の類義語・関連語
poop の語源・成り立ち Etymology
poop「うんち」は18世紀英語の幼児語・婉曲語で、語源ははっきりしませんが、排泄音をまねた擬音的表現と考えられます。だから医学語ではなく子どもっぽく響き、関連語に poopy、pooper があり、音のイメージから意味がそのまま定着した語です。
The noun poop meaning “excrement” appeared in English as an informal or nursery-style expression. Its precise origin is uncertain, and it is often regarded as imitative or shaped by the simple repeated sounds common in children’s language. It should not be assumed to share its origin with nautical poop, as in poop deck, which came through French and Latin words referring to the stern of a ship. Modern derivatives include poopy and pooper.
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