poop sheetn.
/ˈpuːp ʃiːt/, U.S. /ˈpup ˌʃit/ colloquial (originally U.S. Military slang).
A sheet of paper containing the facts or a summary of relevant information relating to a subject; a written or printed notice; a bulletin, a report.
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1928 Our Army Nov. 5/1 The data so collected is distributed on type-written ‘poopsheets’... For every new innovation in a course, there is a ‘poopsheet’ treasured up and passed on to those who are to be exposed to the same subject the next year.
1934 R. Wohlforth Tin Soldiers 82 Since the examinations varied little, the poopsheets were valuable.
1943 Yank 10 Feb. 19 A Dutch Nazi teacher complained in De Storm, poopsheet for Nazi Storm Troopers, that Dutch teachers are using textbooks to spread anti-Nazi propaganda.
1963 H. Slesar Bridge of Lions (1964) v. 84 I've asked Sandy to send me a poop sheet on him, but may be you can add something.
1974 ‘M. Allen’ Super Tour vii. 264 He sends in a report—straight facts, no frills, and a minimum use of adjectives. What he says is included in the mimeographed poop sheet the organization sends out every month.
1988 Writer's Digest Apr. 52/1 A list of the condensed plots of the show, sometimes called a ‘poop’ sheet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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