popsy

[ pop-see ]

/ ˈpɒp si /

noun, plural pop·sies.British Informal.

a girl or young woman.

Origin of popsy

1860–65; generic use of a term of endearment, probably pop(pet) + -sy

Words nearby popsy

pops, pop-shop, Popsicle, popster, popstrel, popsy, pop the question, pop-top, populace, popular, popular culture

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Example sentences from the Web for popsy

Popsy, Lady Ramsgate, is even more furious about it than his parents.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916|Various
People quite jumped in their chairs, and Popsy, Lady Ramsgate, gave a little scream.
Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914|Various
When bigger and better lies are told, we tell them, don't we, Popsy?
Dearest|Henry Beam Piper
“Now do hold its dear little tongue, and go to its popsy,” said Mrs Scholtz tenderly.
The Settler and the Savage|R.M. Ballantyne

"Popsy said you wouldn't come, but I knew you would," she sighed.
Bunch Grass|Horace Annesley Vachell

British Dictionary definitions for popsy

popsy

/ (ˈpɒpsɪ) /

noun plural -sies

old-fashioned, British slang an attractive young woman

Word Origin for popsy

C19: diminutive formed from pop, shortened from poppet; originally a nursery term

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单词	popsy
释义	popsy [ pop-see ] / ˈpɒp si / noun, plural pop·sies.British Informal. a girl or young woman. Origin of popsy 1860–65; generic use of a term of endearment, probably pop(pet) + -sy Words nearby popsy pops, pop-shop, Popsicle, popster, popstrel, popsy, pop the question, pop-top, populace, popular, popular culture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for popsy Popsy, Lady Ramsgate, is even more furious about it than his parents. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916\|Various People quite jumped in their chairs, and Popsy, Lady Ramsgate, gave a little scream. Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914\|Various When bigger and better lies are told, we tell them, don't we, Popsy? Dearest\|Henry Beam Piper “Now do hold its dear little tongue, and go to its popsy,” said Mrs Scholtz tenderly. The Settler and the Savage\|R.M. Ballantyne "Popsy said you wouldn't come, but I knew you would," she sighed. Bunch Grass\|Horace Annesley Vachell British Dictionary definitions for popsy popsy / (ˈpɒpsɪ) / noun plural -sies old-fashioned, British slang an attractive young woman Word Origin for popsy C19: diminutive formed from pop, shortened from poppet; originally a nursery term Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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