poot
English edit
Etymology edit
Americanism, probably onomatopoeic, or connected to poop. Compare toot.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
poot (third-person singular simple present poots, present participle pooting, simple past and past participle pooted)
Noun edit
poot (plural poots)
- (childish) A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.
- 2012, Dougie Brimson, Art of Fart, →ISBN:
- all that stretching and bending will often produce an unwitting poot or two.
Interjection edit
poot
- A mild expression of disgust or frustration.
- 1994, Pamela Morsi, Runabout, Thorndike, M.E.: G. K. Hall & Co., →ISBN, page 37:
- "Oh, poot! I missed again," she complained with a pretty pout.
Translations edit
Usage notes edit
- The term is less vulgar than fart, and is accepted in some circles (speaking with children) where fart would not be.
References edit
- “poot”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “poot, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “poot, n. and int.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch poot, from Middle Dutch pôte.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poot (plural pote)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch pôte (“limb, claw”), further etymology unclear. The only known Germanic cognate is Middle Low German pote (itself having been borrowed as Danish pote, Norwegian Bokmål pote, Norwegian Nynorsk pote and German Pfote). Outside Germanic, Old French pote and Catalan pota may be related.
Noun edit
poot m (plural poten, diminutive pootje n)
- limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human)
- Spinnen hebben acht poten.
- Spiders have eight legs.
- (informal) leg or foot
- Geen poot hebben om op te staan.
- Not having a leg to stand on.
- (informal) hand
- Blijf met je poten van me af!
- Keep your hands off me!
- leg of an object, e.g. furniture
- Een kruk met drie poten.
- A stool with three legs.
- (derogatory) homosexual man, fag, poof (shortened form of ruigpoot)
Usage notes edit
Although using poot to denote limbs of humans in normally considered rude, there are some exceptions in case of idioms like Op zijn achterste poten staan. (“To get up on one's hind legs.”)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Shortened from ruigpoot.
Noun edit
poot m (plural poten, diminutive pootje n)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
poot
- inflection of poten:
Karao edit
Noun edit
poot
Middle English edit
Noun edit
poot
- Alternative form of pot
Tagalog edit
Noun edit
poót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜂᜆ᜔)
Tapachultec edit
Etymology edit
See po.
Noun edit
poot
Usage notes edit
- This is the form given in Johnston's vocabulary; Lehmann says the form in the Sapper-Ricke wordlists is po.
References edit
- Walter Lehmann, Über die Stellung und Verwandtschaft der Subtiaba-Sprache der pazifischen Küste Nicaraguas und über die Sprache von Tapachula in Südchiapas (1915), Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 47, presenting the wordlists of Karl Sapper, Ricke, and Amado Johnston.