What did they call poop in the 1800's?

Night soil” was the name euphemistically given to human waste because it was removed from privies under the cloak of darkness so that polite society would be spared from confronting its own feces as the men carted the crap away, leaving a trail of stench in their wake.
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How was poop named?

The word “poop” comes from the onomatopoeia poupen or popen, which originally meant “fart”. “Poop” came into its current meaning around 1900. Share the Knowledge!
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What are slang words for poop?

excrement
  • faeces.
  • shit (taboo, slang) I feel like throwing a pile of dog shit over the fence.
  • crap (taboo, slang)
  • dung. two ox-carts laden with dung.
  • stool.
  • droppings.
  • turd (taboo, slang)
  • motion.
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How do you say poop in a mature way?

Synonyms of poop
  1. dirt,
  2. doo-doo,
  3. dropping,
  4. dung,
  5. excrement,
  6. excreta,
  7. feces,
  8. ordure,
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What is British slang for poop?

And if we're talking about number twos (itself a mutual euphemism), the British have a mountain of phrases: arsefire; download a brownload; downing the brown; having a poo; dropping a bomb; growing a tail; laying a brick; slopping gruel in Oliver's bowl; spray-painting the porcelain; and the unfortunately named ...
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What is the Irish word for poo?

Etymology 1. From Old Irish cacc (“dung, excrement”).
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Do girls poop?

We'll give you the TL;DR first: yes, of course, girls poop. Since they have the same number of chromosomes and basically the same digestive system as guys, male and female humans experience the same bowel movements. So, if you count pooping among your bodily functions, you can assume the women around you also poop.
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Who was the first person to take a poop?

Maybe archaeologists should watch where they step. Researchers have stumbled across what may be the world's oldest human poop, deposited by Neanderthals about 50,000 years ago atop an ancient campfire in Spain.
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Can you poop out of your mouth?

It's possible to poop out of your mouth

When people have a blockage in their small or large intestine, known as an intestinal obstruction, waste can't travel to the rectum. "If you have an obstruction generally in the lower small intestine or within the colon, you can eat food but it has nowhere to go," says Dr.
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Can you vomit poop?

While it sounds unpleasant and unusual, it's possible to vomit up your own fecal matter. Known in medical literature as “feculent vomiting,” throwing up poop is usually due to some type of blockage in the intestines.
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Why do we pee when we poop?

The physical pressure of the stool also constricts the urethra. This is the tube that lets urine move out of the body. As a result, it becomes difficult for the body to hold urine, leading to urinary urgency and incontinence.
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Why do men's poop smell worse than women's?

Due to this variation in the types of bacteria, the types of gasses produced may also vary between men and women, and, as we all know, some gasses smell worse than others,” says Dr. McDonald.
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What does poop taste like?

Human faeces taste bitter because of bile, which is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. The food crumbs left inside faeces are tasteless. We assume that the taste of faces is relatively caused by the scent.
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Why is my poop green?

Food may be moving through the large intestine too quickly, such as due to diarrhea. As a result, bile doesn't have time to break down completely. Green leafy vegetables, green food coloring, such as in flavored drink mixes or ice pops, iron supplements. A lack of bile in stool.
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How do you say poop in Scottish?

Keech - Scottish for faeces.
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How do you say fart in Irish?

History: Old Irish “broimm”, which is the verbal noun (farting) of the verb “braigit” (farts), comes from a reconstructed Common Celtic verbal noun *bragsmen-, which also yields Welsh and Breton “bram”.
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Is CAC a word?

cac(o)- word element [Gr.], bad; ill.
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Is it Spelt poo or Pooh?

Pooh is an interjection used to express disdain, contempt, or disbelief. There's also the informal verb pooh-pooh, which means to express contempt for or to speak ill of. In today's English, poo refers to defecation and the product of defecation.
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What's the difference between poop and poo?

In American English the word "poo" is rarer than "poop" (which is quite common). Poo is generally only used by children. The two words do not have the same pronunciation. You're right that they are the same, except for the final "p," which is pronounced.
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Why do I poop when I fart?

Hemorrhoids. When you have hemorrhoids, the swelling in the veins of your rectum can prevent your anus from closing properly. This makes it easier for poop to escape your anus when you pass wind.
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What does a fart taste like?

You won't be able to taste a fart that escapes through your mouth. Flatulence is made up of swallowed air and gas produced by bacteria in the colon from undigested carbohydrates. It smells bad due to the breakdown of various foods into certain gases, primarily sulfur-containing gases.
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Why does my poop float?

Stool's ability to float is usually related to air. A high fiber diet and gas can cause stool to float. However, if a person's stool never sinks, it may be an indication of an underlying health condition, such as: malabsorption.
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How does a guy pee and poop at the same time?

When you do pass stool however, the relaxation of the stronger anal sphincter also decreases tension in the weaker urinary sphincter, allowing urine to pass at the same time.
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