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Poonch rebellion
The Poonch rebellion was an armed uprising by Muslims in the Poonch jagir of Jammu and Kashmir, beginning as a tax protest in mid-1947 and merging into the first India-Pakistan war.
Poonthanam Namboodiri
Poonthanam Namboodiri (പൂന്താനം നമ്പൂതിരി) was a Nambudiri Brahmin devotional poet of Malabar, Kerala, who lived from 1547 to 1640 and is remembered for the Jnanappana, a Malayalam poem on Krishna devotion and Vedanta.
Poop
Poop (feces, stool): intestinal waste of undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and gut lining cells, about 75% water; central to fecal-oral disease, sanitation, wastewater surveillance, and composting.
Poor concentration
Poor concentration (ICD-11 MB21.A; SNOMED CT 395614001) is difficulty focusing attention and sustaining mental energy to complete a task, a symptom seen in ADHD, depression, sleep deprivation, concussion, and functional cognitive disorders.
Poor Cow
Poor Cow is Ken Loach's 1967 debut feature, a British kitchen-sink drama adapted from Nell Dunn's novel, starring Carol White as Joy, with Terence Stamp and John Bindon; reused in Soderbergh's The Limey.
Poor Folk
Poor Folk (Bednyye lyudi), sometimes translated Poor People, is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, an epistolary novel telling the story of two poor Petersburgers through their letters, published in 1846 to instant acclaim.
Poor Knights Islands
Poor Knights Islands (Tawhiti Rahi and Aorangi): volcanic islands 22 km off Northland, New Zealand, a nature reserve with no landing, ringed by New Zealand's second marine reserve (2,410 ha, 1981, fully no-take since 1998), tapu since 1822, famed for diving and subtropical fish.
Poor Liza
Poor Liza (Бедная Лиза) is a 1792 sentimental tale by Nikolai Karamzin about a peasant girl seduced and abandoned by a young nobleman, considered the first Russian best-seller.
Poor Man of Nippur
The Poor Man of Nippur is a short Akkadian comic tale of 160 lines in which Gimil-Ninurta, a poor citizen of Nippur, cunningly takes revenge on the city's mayor.
Poor People's Campaign
The Poor People's Campaign was Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 SCLC campaign for economic justice, carried out as Resurrection City on the National Mall under Ralph Abernathy, and revived in 2018 by William Barber's National Call for Moral Revival.
Poor personal hygiene
Poor personal hygiene is a failure or refusal to keep oneself clean, such as not washing, classified by the WHO in ICD-11 as a behavioral sign, code MB23.J.
Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin's annual almanac published in Philadelphia 1732-1758 under the pseudonym Richard Saunders, sold about 10,000 copies yearly, second in colonial popularity only to the Bible, and produced "The Way to Wealth."
Poor theatre
Poor theater is an aesthetic of theater-making defined by Jerzy Grotowski in his book Towards a Poor Theatre, stripping away make-up, costume, scenography, and effects to leave the live actor-spectator relationship.
Poor Things
Poor Things: Alasdair Gray's 1992 postmodern Frankenstein retelling, Whitbread and Guardian Fiction Prize winner about Bella Baxter, reanimated by surgeon Godwin Baxter in Victorian Glasgow; adapted into Yorgos Lanthimos's 2023 Oscar-winning film with Emma Stone.
Poor Things (film)
Poor Things (2023) is Yorgos Lanthimos's Frankenstein-esque comedy-fantasy based on Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel, starring Emma Stone as Bella Baxter and Willem Dafoe; it won the Venice Golden Lion and 4 Oscars including Best Actress.
Poor urinary stream
Poor urinary stream (ICD-11 MF50.61, 尿線弱勢) is a reduced, slow or weak urine stream, a voiding LUTS caused by bladder outlet obstruction (BPH, stricture), functional obstruction, or detrusor underactivity, measured by uroflowmetry Qmax.
Poorhouse
Poorhouse (workhouse, almshouse) is a tax-funded public institution housing the destitute old, sick, and disabled. Distinguished by indoor relief, English parish workhouses under the 1601-1834 Old Poor Law, the 1834 union workhouses, and American county poorhouses.
Poorna Jagannathan
Poorna Jagannathan (பூர்ணா ஜெகநாதன்) is an Indian-American actress and producer, born 1972 in Tunis to a diplomat father, known for Nalini Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever, Safar Khan in The Night Of, Delhi Belly, and the award-winning play Nirbhaya.
Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ)
Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ), 1938–2007, Kannada writer, son of Kuvempu; Navya and Bandaaya literature author of Karvalo, Jugari Cross, Chidambara Rahasya; Sahitya Akademi and Pampa award winner.
Poornima Ravi
Poornima Ravi (பூர்ணிமா ரவி), aka Araathi Poornima, is a Tamil actress and YouTuber born 1995 in Vellore; creator of the 3.3M-subscriber Araathi channel, Bigg Boss Tamil 7 contestant (₹16 lakh walkout, 8th place), and lead of Yellow (2025).
Poos ki Raat
Poos ki Raat (पूस की रात) is a 1930 Hindi short story by Munshi Premchand about an indebted peasant farmer guarding his crop on a freezing winter night.
Poot Lovato
Poot Lovato is a 2015 Tumblr meme about a fictional twin sister of Demi Lovato, based on an edited unflattering red-carpet photo; it spawned fan fiction, criticism, and Lovato's 2025 Halloween costume.
Pootie Tang
Pootie Tang is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K., adapted from a sketch on The Chris Rock Show and starring Lance Crouther as a gibberish-speaking hero.
Poove Poochudava (TV series)
Poove Poochudava (பூவே பூச்சூடவா) is a 2017-2021 Zee Tamil soap opera, a remake of Telugu Varudhini Parinayam, starring Reshma Muralidharan and Dinesh as Shakthi and Shiva, running 1,149 episodes.
Poove Unakkaga (பூவே உனக்காக)
Poove Unakkaga (பூவே உனக்காக) is a 1996 Tamil romantic comedy directed by Vikraman, starring Vijay and Sangita, music by S.A. Rajkumar; Vijay's first blockbuster, ran 200-270 days, remade in Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.
Pooya Mohseni
Pooya Mohseni (پویا محسنی, born 1978) is an Iranian American actor and transgender activist in New York, known for See You Then and Broadway's English.
Pop
Pop (pop music), from "popular", is a broad commercial genre defined by strong lead-vocal melody, verse-chorus structures, short songs and wide appeal, distinct from rock's album-based, adult-oriented tradition and measured by chart and streaming data.
Pop (American TV channel)
Pop is the American cable channel launched January 14, 2015 as the rebranding of TVGN (TV Guide Network), then jointly owned by CBS and Lionsgate; known for Schitt's Creek and One Day at a Time.
Pop (The Bear)
Pop is the fifth episode of The Bear season 2 (June 22, 2023), written by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, directed by Joanna Calo; the renovation stalls while Carmy and Claire bond and share their first kiss.
Pop (U2 album)
Pop is U2's ninth studio album, released 3 March 1997 on Island Records, produced by Flood and Howie B. A dance- and hip-hop-influenced experiment recorded under deadline pressure, promoted by the PopMart tour, and later critically reevaluated.