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单词 pooper-scooper
释义

pooper-scoopern.

Brit. /ˈpuːpəˌskuːpə/, U.S. /ˈpupərˌskupər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poop n.1, scooper n.
Etymology: < poop n.1 + scooper n., with insertion of -er to form a rhyming compound, apparently originally in Sooper dooper pooper scooper (compare super-duper adj.).
Originally U.S. humorous.
An implement for picking up and removing litter or mess, esp. for cleaning up dog excrement. Cf. poop-scoop n. at poop n.1 and int. Compounds.Sooper dooper pooper scooper is a proprietary name in the United States.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > receptacle for refuse > implement for cleaning up dog's dirt
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1956 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 28 Aug. tm153/1 Super Dooper Pooper Scooper.
1969 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 16 Oct. 1/5 No public official could be so stupid as to order someone to buy a..Super Duper Pooper Scooper.
1971 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 20 July 12/1 My dog.., being a little dog, leaves a very small impression upon the sands of time and I believe should be spared the humiliation of the pooper-scooper.
1983 W. N. Rowe Clapp's Rock xx. 363 You'd have to clean up the studio floor with a super-duper-pooper-scooper when she gets on again.
1991 Dog Fancy Jan. 22/1 (advt.) Avoid the nasty bother of conventional pooper scoopers.
2002 Country Life 19 Dec. 56/2 I returned and found he [sc. the dog] had drunk my wife's bath oil and decorated the carpet with something that required a pooper-scooper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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