poppitn.
/ˈpɒpɪt/, U.S. /ˈpɑpət/ Originally U.S.
A bead with a hole at one end and a protruding part at the other, by which it may be linked to other similar beads; (also) a necklace made of such beads. Also poppit bead.
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1955 N.Y. Times 30 Apr. 10/4 Poppit is not a strung necklace. Instead, each plastic bead is joined to the next by a plug in one end, a hole in the other.
1958 N. Marsh Singing in Shrouds (1959) v. 85 He started in on her rope of beads which, being poppets, broke.
1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 178 Poppits were beads with a small bar which pushed into a hole in the next bead so that one could make necklaces or bracelets.
1969 Observer 23 Feb. 31/1 There was a time when everyone wore diamonds or poppit-beads.
1998 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 28 May 50 We would also like to thank readers who contacted us offering ‘poppit’ beads and are passing on the information to the original inquirer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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