poopy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːpi/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːpi

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From poop +‎ -y. Compare shitty.

Adjective

poopy (comparative poopier, superlative poopiest)

  1. (informal) shitty
    • 2014, Egoraptor, 2 min, 27 sec from the start, in Sequelitis - ZELDA: A Link to the Past vs. Ocarina of Time:
      You don't throw a six-year-old into a sandbox and say: "Hey! You can only make poopy castles!" You know when you take wet sand and just let it drip on top of a pile of sand? It's a poopy castle.
  2. (informal) Dirty with feces.
    poopy bottom
    poopy nappy
    poopy toilet
  3. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of feces.
    a poopy smell
    a poopy taste
    a poopy color
  4. (informal) needing to poop (defecate)
    Can we stop the car? I'm poopy.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From poop +‎ -y (diminutive-forming suffix).

Noun

poopy (countable and uncountable, plural poopies)

  1. (slang, childish) Faeces.
    Alternative form: poopie
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

poopy (comparative poopier, superlative poopiest)

  1. (slang) Depressed, weak, or worthless.
    • 2011, Jennifer Kaufeld, Homeschooling For Dummies:
      Who can feel poopy when they wander to the room where hot soup, bread, and cereal regularly make their appearance?
Derived terms

References

  • "poopy" in the Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6), Lexico Publishing Group, 2003-2005.