rusty pins Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Does anyone who where the expression, "I'm Pooped!" comes from when a person is very tired? Link to comment
Craisler Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Looked it up online. Link to comment
willnotwill Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 The OED for the "tired" or "broken down" says the etymology is uncertain but possibly related to the poop meaning a short puff of breath which the etymology is "imitative" (i.e., it sounds like). A similar etymology is listed in the meaning for break wind which OED shows has mutated into defecating. Link to comment
Craisler Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 An old-time sailor needing to poop using the pooping facilities on the poop deck could find himself covered in poop if he pooped when the ship was pooped by a wave. Link to comment
willnotwill Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 The "poop" in a ship (poop deck, etc...) actually is a different etymology. Link to comment
id0ntknow Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Not to change the subject, but one phrase I've wondered the meaning of for a while now is "Kick the Bucket" when someone dies. Did somebody long ago kick a bucket, and then drop dead? Link to comment
willnotwill Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Several stories on this. Link to comment
id0ntknow Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Thanks willnotwill. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 When I was little "poop" meant break wind. There's another experssion "Too pooped to pop" Link to comment
willnotwill Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Indeed, the OED places poop meaning defecation as a mostly US Link to comment
rusty pins Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Someone who is bowel incontinent working a long hard day might confuse people if he said, "Boy, am I pooped!" 1 Link to comment
Amyuser Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 If you have never had OIC you don't know the expression, spending 2 hours pushing and straining to have a small bowel movements of like six rabbit turds, is completely exhausting , your legs tremble , you feel "sick all over " and it takes like another 20-30 minutes of waiting just to have the physical energy to transfer back to your chair .that's my opinion of the expression .Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk Link to comment
pottypanties Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On ?2?/?19?/?2017 at 6:12 AM, Craisler said: Looked it up online. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 So you went to the head in the tail? Link to comment
willnotwill Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 3 hours ago, pottypanties said: In the days of sailing ships, there was a reason the "Poop Deck" had such a name. This part of the ship reached out past the hell of the vessel. The crew could remove a hatch if you will, and do their business. There was of course no running water. Hugs, Pottypanties (Karen Renee) Link to comment
Craisler Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 So, an officer pooping on the poop deck when the ship was pooped would order Link to comment
rusty pins Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 15 hours ago, Christine Daryleanne said: So you went to the head in the tail? LOL! Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 In modern times the "facilities" have been known as "the head" and In "hit the head" and I believer are now in the front of the ship in the Navy Link to comment
Craisler Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 These days the "head" can be anywhere in the ship. Link to comment
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