couric

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noun

A unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

couric1

nouncouric (plural courics)

plural courics

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Couric.

Couric2

nounCouric (plural Courics)

plural Courics · alternative couric

  1. humorousA unit of mass equal to approximately 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) that is used to measure the mass of fecal matter.

    The official unit of measurement is a Couric, named for the CBS news anchor, as explained in the clip below.

    2008 March 28, Katherine Thomson, “"Couric" Coined The Unit Of Measurement For Excrement By "South Park"”, in HuffPost

Origin

Named after Katie Couric, and coined in the South Park episode “More Crap” in 2007.

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APA

couric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couric

MLA

“couric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “couric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/couric.

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