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poopie

poopie

1 9.2
An informal word used to say something is bad or low quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈpuːpi/
  • Informal
translation icon : malo
  • He thought his test score was poopie compared to his friends.

Examples

  • That movie was really poopie!

  • The movie was so poopie that we left before it ended.

  • This old phone is really poopie and keeps freezing all the time.

  • I think this cake tastes poopie.

  • The movie was a total flop; the acting was poopie and the plot made no sense.

  • I was really looking forward to the concert, but it turned out to be poopie and disappointing.

  • After trying the new restaurant, I can honestly say the food was quite poopie compared to my favorite place.

Synonyms

lousy
vspoopie
  • Informal
562 4.1

Very bad or mean and not liked by people

is informal and negative but usually less morally charged
crappy
vspoopie
  • NSFW
176 7.5

Very bad or of low quality

is informal too but slightly less blunt in tone
crummy
vspoopie
  • Informal
56 6.7

Low quality and unpleasant

is equally informal but more playful or childish
pitiful
vspoopie
54 3.9

So bad or weak that people feel angry and look down on it

is negative but usually lacks the scornful pity element
stinky
vspoopie
  • Informal
26 3.8

Very bad or of poor quality

is informal too but more often used to describe quality broadly
sucky
vspoopie
  • Informal
23 9.3

Very bad or disappointing to experience

is informal but focuses more on general poor quality
unsatisfactory
vspoopie
17 3.9

Not good enough to be acceptable

is more casual and expresses dislike rather than standards failure
godawful
vspoopie
  • Informal
4 8.2

Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality

is informal and negative but usually less extreme
cruddy
vspoopie
  • Informal
4 6.0

Dirty and not good quality

focuses on general poor quality and disappointment instead of dirt
craptastic
vspoopie
  • NSFW
2 9.9

Very bad in quality but so silly it is almost funny

is negative but without the ironic humorous tone
manky
vspoopie
  • Slang
1 9.9

Being dirty and unpleasant and of low quality

implies stronger dislike and clearer poor quality rather than mediocrity
really sucky
vspoopie
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very bad and disappointing to experience

is similar but without the extra emphasis
poopy
vspoopie
  • Baby Talk
1 8.8

Not as good as expected and a bit upsetting

is informal but used by speakers beyond childish contexts
crumby
vspoopie
  • Informal
1 7.0

Poor quality and disappointing

is similar but leans more toward general informal dislike
pure shitpiss
vspoopie
  • Offensive
9.9

A thing that is very bad and not worth having

expresses disapproval in a vulgar-free informal way
like shit on toast
vspoopie
  • Offensive
9.9

Something that is very bad and unpleasant

says the same disappointment more simply and less graphically
rubbishy
vspoopie
  • UK
7.0

Cheap and poorly made

is about being disappointing or poor rather than cheap specifically
dissatisfactory
vspoopie
6.5

Not as good as expected or needed

is informal and expresses blunt dislike or disappointment
ropy
vspoopie
  • UK
9.3

Of very poor quality and not good

is informal too but used more broadly across English varieties
mah
vspoopie
  • Informal
9.9

Not very good or interesting

is more directly negative about poor quality and disappointment
icky-poo
vspoopie
  • Informal
9.9

Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly

is negative about quality but not focused on disgust specifically

Antonyms

1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

203 4.2

Better in quality or performance than similar things

How Bad

terrible
1.0
bad
1.0
poopie
  • Informal
1 9.2
poor
838 1.0
mediocre
109 4.8

Surface Forms

poopie positive

Morphology

poopie = poop (transparent) = poop + ie

The adjectival sense 'poopie/poopy' ('bad' or 'of poor quality') is a conventional negative extension of 'poop' via '-y/-ie', so learners familiar with 'poop' and adjectival '-y/-ie' can infer the negative meaning.

Etymology

Poopie as an adjective comes from the childish noun poop and the idea of something being 'covered in or like poop' and therefore unpleasant. That's why people use it to say something is bad, of poor quality, or disappointing.