poops

1. the aftermost and highest deck of a ship, especially in a sailing ship where it typically forms the roof of a cabin in the stern.

   there on the poop stood Captain Meech

1. (of a wave) break over the stern of (a ship), sometimes causing it to capsize.

   off Rame Head we were badly pooped

late Middle English: from Old French pupe, from a variant of Latin puppis ‘stern’.

verb, 3rd person present

defecate.

early 18th century: imitative.

1. a stupid or ineffectual person.

   he was making fun of an old poop

early 20th century: perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.