Literary notes about Poop (AI summary)
The word "poop" demonstrates surprising versatility in literature, serving both as a literal nautical term and as a playful pejorative. In maritime narratives, it traditionally denotes the raised stern or the deck of a vessel—a critical place on board described in detailed adventure accounts ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]). In contrast, some authors use "poop" to humorously disparage a character, a function that underscores its role as a mild epithet in social commentary ([7], [8], [9], [10]). Additionally, its repetitive onomatopoeic form adds an element of whimsy in lighter moments, enhancing the comic relief within the text ([11], [12], [13], [14]). This dual usage illustrates how a single term can enrich both the setting and the character dynamics in literature.
- Seated on the poop on a lofty throne, he received the visit, or, in the Greek style, the adoration of the doge and senators.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - 19 Then he showed four lights when he wished to have the sails set full, so that they might always sail in his wake by the torch on the poop.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 by Antonio Pigafetta - One of the sailors conducted me to the poop, where I found myself in the presence of a good-looking officer, who held out his hand to me.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - The colonists then reached the stern of the brig—the part formerly surmounted by the poop.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - He then glided towards the stern, so as to arrive under the brig’s poop at the powder-magazine.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - Captain Nemo conducted me to the poop of the Nautilus, and took me into a cabin situated near the sailors' quarters.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - Only active measures, promptly applied, can provide this poor, pusillanimous poop with the proper pep.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - The truth of the matter being that he is just a plain, ordinary poop and needs a snootful as badly as ever man did.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - In handling the case of Augustus Fink-Nottle, we must keep always in mind the fact that we are dealing with a poop."
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - A man who can set out in a cab for a fancy-dress ball and not get there is manifestly a poop of no common order.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - At intervals he was still heard to murmur "Poop-poop!"
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame - Then he burst into song again, and chanted with uplifted voice— ‘The motor-car went Poop-poop-poop, As it raced along the road.
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame - "On the contrary, I faithfully promise that the very first motor-car I see, poop-poop!
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame - He breathed short, his face wore a placid satisfied expression, and at intervals he faintly murmured ‘Poop-poop!’
— from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
