Poot Definition
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English
Verb
poot (third-person singular simple present poots, present participle pooting, simple past and past participle pooted)
- (babytalk, slang) To fart.
Noun
poot (plural poots)
- (babytalk, slang) A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.
Synonyms
- fart
- toot
Usage notes
Much less vulgar than fart; accepted in some circles (speaking with children) where fart would not be.
Anagrams
Dutch
Noun
poot m. (plural poten, diminutive pootje, diminutive plural pootjes)
- (anatomy) limb (arm or leg) of an animal (sometimes human)
- Spinnen hebben acht poten. Spiders have eight legs.
- (slang) leg or foot
- Geen poot hebben om op te staan. Not having a leg to stand on.
- (slang) 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.
- (vulgar, derogatory) homosexual
Usage notes
Although using poot to denote limbs of humans in normally considered rude, there are some exceptions in case of idioms (Op zijn achterste poten staan. To get up on one's hind legs.)
Derived terms
- duizendpoot
- mankepoot
- potenrammen
- pootafdruk
Verb
poot
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of poten.
- imperative of poten.
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