Stoop Sale

funny word of the day: stoop

Definition from Merriam-Webster:

¹stoop

Pronunciation: \ˈstüp\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English stēap steep, deep

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees b : to stand or walk with a forward inclination of the head, body, or shoulders
2 : yield, submit
3 a : to descend from a superior rank, dignity, or status b : to lower oneself morally ed to lying>
4 a archaic : to move down from a height : alight b : to fly or dive down swiftly usually to attack preytransitive verb 1 : debase, degrade
2 : to bend (a part of the body) forward and downward

²stoop

Function: noun

Date: 1571

1 a : an act of bending the body forward b : a temporary or habitual forward bend of the back and shoulders
2 : the descent of a bird especially on its prey
3 : a lowering of oneself

³stoop

Function: noun

Etymology: Dutch stoep; akin to Old English stæpe step — more at step

Date: 1755

: a porch, platform, entrance stairway, or small veranda at a house door

I like all the definitions of this word but living in Brooklyn, the land of brownstones with stoops, the latter definition resonates the most. Stoop sales are very popular here and occasionally I do see people sitting on their stoops, although not as much as I thought I would when we moved here. We do not have a stoop but sometimes I wish we did.