pooper-scooper

pooper-scooper
noun Etymology: 5poop Date: 1976 a device used for picking up the excrement of a pet (as a dog) for disposal

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  • pooper scooper — UK [ˈpuːpə(r) ˌskuːpə(r)] US [ˈpupər ˌskupər] noun [countable] [singular pooper scooper plural pooper scoopers] informal …   Useful english dictionary

  • pooper-scooper — ☆ pooper scooper [po͞op′ər sko͞op′ər ] n. a scoop for picking up feces dropped by a dog or other pet, as on a city street …   English World dictionary

  • Pooper-scooper — A pooper scooper, or poop scoop, is a device commonly used to pick up an animal s fecal matter. This includes devices which remove feces from public places or from litter boxes. Pooper scooper devices often have a bag or bag attachment. Poop bags …   Wikipedia

  • pooper scooper — UK [ˈpuːpə(r) ˌskuːpə(r)] / US [ˈpupər ˌskupər] noun [countable] Word forms pooper scooper : singular pooper scooper plural pooper scoopers informal a small tool for cleaning up your dog s waste from a public place …   English dictionary

  • pooper-scooper — n. a device used to pick up and carry away dog feces from public places. □ I never leave home without my pooper scooper. □ Tracy actually got a ticket for walking her dog without a pooper scooper in sight! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • pooper-scooper — /pooh peuhr skooh peuhr/, n. 1. Also called poop scooper. a small shovel or scooping device designed for use in cleaning up after a dog or other pet that has defecated on a street or sidewalk. adj. 2. of or pertaining to laws, city ordinances, or …   Universalium

  • pooper-scooper —    a shovel for removing animal faeces from a public place    From poop1. The term is also a vulgarism associated with sodomy, and a pooper scooper is an offensive name for a male homosexual …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • pooper scooper — /ˈpupə skupə/ (say poohpuh skoohpuh) noun a small shovel designed for owners of pets, to facilitate the removal of faeces deposited by their pet on public paths and roadways. Also, pooper scooper. {US; rhyming compound from poop3 + er (for rhyme) …  

  • pooper-scooper — ˈpüpərˌsküpər noun Etymology: rhyming alteration of poop (herein) + scooper : a device used for picking up the droppings of a pet (as a dog) for disposal …   Useful english dictionary

  • pooper scooper — noun A scoop for the collection of pet excrement, especially that of dogs …   Wiktionary

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