poe
UK/pəʊ/US/poʊ/
poe is the alternative form of po.
Meaning of po
Noun (1)
po (plural pos)
- A peacock.
Noun (2)
po (plural pos)
- A chamberpot.
- Ma's out, Pa's out, let's talk rude-- Pee, po, belly, bum, drawers!1961, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann, “P** P* B**** B** D*******”, in The Bestiary of Flanders & Swann
- Synonyms:
- chamber pot
Noun (3)
po pl (plural only)
- The police.
- "Basically it's a celebration of all the gearheads in the area," Rob told him. "Sometimes we get busted by the po, but we always find a new place to show off our rides. Enjoy this lot while we have it."2008, Megan T. White, Rounding the Finish Line, Baltimore, M.D.: PublishAmerica, →ISBN, page 209
Noun (1)
poe
- moon blocks.
- poe divination
Proper noun capitalized: Poe
Poe (countable and uncountable, plural Poes)
- A surname from Old Norse
- Edgar Allan Poe, an American author and poet of the 19th century, known especially for his dark themes.
- An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.
Noun (2) capitalized: Poe
Poe (plural Poes)
- A person whose views, statements, or behaviour are so extreme or satirical that it is impossible to tell whether they are sincere or parodic.
- A person who writes a parody of a Fundamentalist that is mistaken for the real thing. Due to Poe's law, it is almost impossible to tell if a person is a Poe unless they admit to it.2008, Urban Dictionary contributor, “Poe”, in Urban Dictionary
- Normally, a Poe is a fraud trying to make the side look bad they claim to be on.2023, “Discussion thread”, in Reddit, r/AtheistExperience
- A post, comment, or message whose sincerity cannot be determined; specifically, one that may be parody, satire, or trolling, but could also be a genuine expression of belief.
- In this context, a Poe refers to a person, post, or news story that could cause Poe's law to be invoked.… A typical phrase would be “it’s a Poe, guys, don’t be so stupid” when an extremely rational link is posted.2014, Neal Umphred, How Apropoe (Wasting Irony On The Internet And Poe’s Law)
Verb capitalized: Poe
Poe (third-person singular simple present Poes, present participle Poeing, simple past and past participle Poed)
- To impersonate or mimic an extreme viewpoint in a way that invokes Poe's law.
- To write or create a message so extreme or parodic that it is difficult to distinguish from sincere extremism.
Noun (3) capitalized: PoE
PoE (uncountable)
- Initialism of Power over Ethernet.
- Initialism of Path of Exile.
Noun (4) capitalized: POE
POE (plural POEs)
- Initialism of plasma oscillation event.
Synonyms of poe
Forms of poe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | poes |
| plural | Poes |
| plural | POEs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Poes |
| alternative form | Pow |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | Poes |
| present participle | Poeing |
| past participle | Poed |
| past | Poed |
Origin of poe
Derived from the Hokkien 桮 (“poe”)
A nickname from Old Norse pái (“peacock”). This surname is also well established in Ireland.
From Poe's law, an Internet adage coined by Nathan Poe in 2005 on the Christian Forums website. Originally applied to religious fundamentalism, the term has since broadened to describe any situation where parody and sincerity are indistinguishable.
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Words that rhyme with poe
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poe (page history and authors); Poe (page history and authors); PoE (page history and authors); POE (page history and authors); po (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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