Etymology

sploot

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Today it means: Used to represent a plop or splash. Full definition →

First used early 21st c.
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sploot · interjection1

Imitative of the sound.

sploot · noun, verb2

Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of splat, splay, or split. The ending -oot could either be due to one of the preceding words being blended with scoot, or simply a modification to make the term sound cute (compare bork from bark, floof from fluff, hooman from human, etc.).

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 21st c. An animal's posture of lying flat on its stomach with its hind legs extended.
  • from early 21st c. Of an animal: to lie flat on its stomach with its hind legs extended.

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