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Poe¹

  • /pəʊ/ UK
  • /poʊ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

A nickname from Old Norse pái (“peacock”). This surname is also well established in Ireland.

proper noun Poes · Pow

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Old Norse
  2. countable, uncountable Edgar Allan Poe, an American author and poet of the 19th century, known especially for his dark themes.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.

Poe²

  • /pəʊ/ UK
  • /poʊ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

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.

noun Poes · Pow

  1. Internet 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.
  2. Internet 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.

    Similar: troll, satirist, satire

verb Poes · Poeing · Poed · Pow

  1. Internet To impersonate or mimic an extreme viewpoint in a way that invokes Poe's law.
  2. Internet To write or create a message so extreme or parodic that it is difficult to distinguish from sincere extremism.

poe³

noun poes

  1. alternative, archaic Alternative form of po (“chamberpot”). He looked for his enamel chamber pot — or poe in local parlance — whose better days had long gone: the handle was broken, there were a few rusted holes, and it was covered with a myriad of spalls. The poison of the fish soon had him vomiting in the poe.

poe⁴

Where it comes from

Derived from the Hokkien 桮 (“poe”)

noun

  1. moon blocks. poe divination

POE⁵

noun POEs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of plasma oscillation event

PoE⁶

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Power over Ethernet
  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Path of Exile

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Closest in meaning: bui, bowie, mou, paul, boy, lod, sot, slim, boo, ocb, peo, pse, boe, pow, pst, sde

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@misc{poe_2026,
  title = {poe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}