drop the kids off at the pool

verb

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"drop-the-kids-off-at-the-pool" is a 23-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drop the kids off at the pool” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
29
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To defecate into a toilet.

Key facts for drop the kids off at the pool
PropertyValue
Headworddrop the kids off at the pool
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters29
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “drop the kids off at the pool” sits in English frequency

drop the kids off at the pool falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drop the kids off at the pool is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To defecate into a toilet.".

No misspelling variants are generated for drop the kids off at the pool in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From humorous association of the toilet bowl with a swimming pool; slight wordplay regarding drop and drop off (figurative). The correct English form is drop the kids off at the pool, spelled D-R-O-P- -T-H-E- -K-I-D-S- -O-F-F- -A-T- -T-H-E- -P-O-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    To defecate into a toilet.

Etymology

From humorous association of the toilet bowl with a swimming pool; slight wordplay regarding drop and drop off (figurative).

Synonyms

drop a bombdrop a chalupadrop a deucedrop anchorhave a food babydefecate

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drop the kids off at the pool"?
"drop the kids off at the pool" is spelled D-R-O-P- -T-H-E- -K-I-D-S- -O-F-F- -A-T- -T-H-E- -P-O-O-L.
What does "drop the kids off at the pool" mean?
As a verb, "drop the kids off at the pool" means: To defecate into a toilet.
What is the origin of the word "drop the kids off at the pool"?
From humorous association of the toilet bowl with a swimming pool; slight wordplay regarding drop and drop off (figurative). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “drop the kids off at the pool”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-R-O-P- -T-H-E- -K-I-D-S- -O-F-F- -A-T- -T-H-E- -P-O-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list