-poo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "poo"

English

Alternative forms

poo

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /puː/, sometimes including reduction of the preceding /i/ to /ɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /pu/

Etymology 1

Unknown, probably arbitrary or from poo.

Suffix

-poo

Added to nouns, especially personal names, ending in -y or -ie to form affectionate, playful diminutives.
- 1908 January 28, Republican News, page 8:
  This is my little dog, Pinky-Panky-Poo. Bark at the gentleman, Pinky-Panky-Poo.
- 1932, James Mitchell, Sunset Song, page 21:
  ...they would scraich out ‘Inky poo, your nose is blue, You're awful like the Turra Coo!’ whenever they saw Ellison go by.
- 2002, William Kennedy, Roscoe, page 241:
  As Elisha passes her on his way to the microphone she does her boa-constrictor number, big huggypoo, big kissypoo. Once past Pammypoo, Elisha makes a speech.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -poo

Etymology 2

Clipping of poodle.

Suffix

-poo

Used for constructing a breed name of designer dogs one of whose parents is a poodle.

Derived terms

References

“-poo, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Anagrams

OOP, oop

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