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Highest deck on a ship, named for dignity, not the bathroom you're picturing.
means The raised deck at the stern (back) of a ship, often the highest deck on older vessels, traditionally where the captain or officers could oversee operations.
from Nothing to do with bathrooms — 'poop' here comes from the French 'la poupe,' meaning the stern of a ship, which traces back to the Latin 'puppis,' also meaning stern. English sailors borrowed the French term for this rear structure, and the unfortunate modern meaning of 'poop' developed entirely separately and much later, leaving generations of schoolchildren delighted and etymologists sighing.
- etymology
- from French la poupe, meaning stern
- no relation
- to actual poop, sorry
- purpose
- gave captains a commanding view aft
- irony level
- maximum, given how often it's giggled at