poep, noun and & adjective

/pʊp/
Forms:
Also poop.
Origin:
Afrikaans
slang
Note:
Not in polite use. Used also in U.S. English, in the form ‘poop’ pronounced /pʊːp/.
A. noun
1. A breaking of wind; faeces; figurative, a derogatory term of reference to a person.
1969 A. Fugard People Are Living There 13He’ll laugh at you you know. He’ll tell me again I’m married to a poep.
1975 J. McClure Snake (1981) 58‘Look, Doc, all I want to do is get this straight,’ Kramer said. ‘I’m too bloody busy to waste time on a poop.’
1977 J. McClure Sunday Hangman 105Ja, we scared the poop out of him that time.
1984 A. Dangor in Staffrider Vol.6 No.1, 17Let Kakgat stay out there a while longer. Smell of his last poep isn’t even gone yet.
1991 I.E.G. Collett Informant, Pilgrim’s RestThe new boss has turned out to be a bit of a poep.
2. Used quasi-adverbially with intensifying force, usually in the combination poep-scared adjective, terrified.
1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop (1974) 80‘He was very frightened, boss?’ ‘Poop scared. But he wouldn’t tell me why.’
1974 C. Hope on Radio South Africa 7 Sept. (Variations on Offside Rule)Groenbek must be poepscared, hey?
1975 J. McClure Snake (1981) 85Kramer smiled and said: ‘I take my hat off to them then — at least they can’t be so poop-scared of him.’
1976 ‘Blossom’ in Darling 17 Mar.Talk about nipping straws..never been so poep-scared in my whole entire life.
1983 J. De Ridder Sad Laughter Mem. 87‘This killing of Vicci has sure made me wonder.’ ‘I think it’s made a lot of people wonder Tami boy. And..it’s made a lot of people poop-scared.’
1985 P. Slabolepszy Sat. Night at Palace 69He a bloody pusher. A dagga mert...Gott, no wonder he’s so poep-scared — they catch him for this it’s life!
1985 P. Slabolepszy Sat. Night at Palace 79Poep-scared — shit scared.
1989 Frontline Apr. 25Lefty is saying ‘Ag, you KPs, you’re poep-scared of the kaffirs, that’s why you want to chase them away.’
B. adjective Bad, unpleasant.
1970 A. Van den Berg Informant, Pretoria, GautengMy friend says she feels poep today (out of sorts, not well).
1991 I.E.G. Collett Informant, Pilgrim’s RestPoep. Unpleasant...‘Well, what a poep deal that was.’
A breaking of wind; faeces; figurative, a derogatory term of reference to a person.
Used quasi-adverbially with intensifying force, usually in the combination poep-scared adjective, terrified.
Bad, unpleasant.
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