pooped

[poopt] /pupt/
adjective, Informal.
1.
fatigued; exhausted:
I'm too pooped to go shopping today.
Also, pooped out.
Origin
1930-35; Americanism; poop2 + -ed2

poop1

[poop] /pup/
noun
1.
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
2.
poop deck.
verb (used with object)
3.
(of a wave) to break over the stern of (a ship).
4.
to take (seas) over the stern.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English pouppe < Middle French < Latin puppis stern of a ship

poop2

[poop] /pup/
verb (used with object), Slang.
1.
to cause to become out of breath or fatigued; exhaust:
Climbing that mountain pooped the whole group.
Verb phrases
2.
poop out,
  1. to cease from or fail in something, as from fear or exhaustion:
    When the time for action came, they all pooped out and went home instead.
  2. to break down; stop functioning:
    The heater has pooped out again.
Origin
1885-90; perhaps to be identified with poop4

poop4

[poop] /pup/
noun
1.
excrement.
verb (used without object)
2.
to defecate.
Origin
1735-45; earlier “to break wind,” probably the same word as Middle English powpen, popen to sound or blow a horn; uncertain if poop2, poop3 are sense developments or parallel expressive coinages
British Dictionary definitions for pooped

poop1

/puːp/
noun
1.
a raised structure at the stern of a vessel, esp a sailing ship
2.
See poop deck
verb
3.
(transitive) (of a wave or sea) to break over the stern of (a vessel)
4.
(intransitive) (of a vessel) to ship a wave or sea over the stern, esp repeatedly
Word Origin
C15: from Old French pupe, from Latin puppis poop, ship's stern

poop2

/puːp/
verb (US & Canadian, slang)
1.
(transitive; usually passive) to cause to become exhausted; tire: he was pooped after the race
2.
(intransitive) usually foll by out. to give up or fail, esp through tiredness: he pooped out of the race
Word Origin
C14 poupen to blow, make a sudden sound, perhaps of imitative origin

poop3

/puːp/
noun
1.
(US & Canadian, slang)
  1. information; the facts
  2. (as modifier): a poop sheet
Word Origin
of unknown origin

poop4

/puːp/
verb (intransitive)
1.
to defecate
noun
2.
faeces; excrement
Word Origin
perhaps related to poop²
Word Origin and History for pooped
adj.

"tired," 1931, of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of the sound of heavy breathing from exhaustion (cf. poop (n.2)). But poop, poop out were used in 1920s in aviation, of an engine, "to die." Also there is a verb poop, of ships, "to be overwhelmed by a wave from behind," often with catastrophic consequences (see poop (n.1)); hence in figurative nautical use, "to be overcome and defeated" (attested in 1920s).

It is an easy thing to "run"; the difficulty is to know when to stop. There is always the possibility of being "pooped," which simply means being overtaken by a mountain of water and crushed into the depths out of harm's way for good and all. [Ralph Stock, "The Cruise of the Dream Ship," 1921]

poop

n.

"stern deck of a ship," c.1400, from Middle French poupe "stern of a ship" (14c.), from Old Provençal or Italian poppa, from Latin puppis "poop, stern," of uncertain origin. Poop deck attested by 1779.

"excrement," 1744, a children's euphemism, probably of imitative origin. The verb in this sense is from 1903. Cf. the same word in the sense "to break wind softly," attested from 1721, earlier "to make a short blast on a horn" (late 14c.). Meaning "stupid or dull person" is from 1915. Pooper-scooper attested from 1970.

"up-to-date information," 1941, in poop sheet, U.S. Army slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from poop (n.2).

v.

"become tired," 1931, of unknown origin (see pooped). Related: Pooping.

Slang definitions & phrases for pooped

pooped

adj,adj phr

Exhausted; deeply fatigued; beat, bushed: starting to get pooped out

[1930+; fr a British nautical term describing a ship that has been swept by a wave at the stern; perhaps related to pooped, ''overcome, bested,'' found by 1551]


poop 1

noun

Information; data; scoop: The girl's given us the complete poop

Related Terms

poop sheet (1930s+ Army & students)


poop 2

noun
  1. Excrement; poo •Along with poo, this is a euphemism for use to and by children (1744+)
  2. A contemptible, trifling person; pill •Often used ironically and affectionately, esp of an old person: a sweet old poop who was seventy-six (1915+)
verb
  1. : The dog pooped on the rug (1903+)
  2. To tire; fatigue; bush: Being with him poops me exceedingly (1932+)

[probably fr a merging of 14th-century poupen, ''to toot,'' with 15th-century poop, ''the rear part of a ship,'' fr Latin puppis of the same meaning; the fatigue sense may be related to the condition of a ship that is pooped, ''has taken a wave over the stern'']