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单词 popsy
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Definition of popsy in English:

popsy

(also popsie)
nounPlural popsies ˈpɒpsiˈpɑpsi
British informal
  • An attractive young woman.

    who is the popsy with that bloke?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But that doesn't mean we're likely to see a flowering of Tunbridge Wells babes or Peterborough popsies where highminded headlines and stalwart values used to reign supreme.
    • He must be capable of entertaining politicians, industrialists, the unemployed, pickpockets, gamblers, philanthropists, popsies and prudes.
    Synonyms
    lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of poppet.

Rhymes

dropsy
 
 

Definition of popsy in US English:

popsy

(also popsie)
nounˈpäpsēˈpɑpsi
British informal
  • An attractive young woman.

    who is the popsy with that bloke?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He must be capable of entertaining politicians, industrialists, the unemployed, pickpockets, gamblers, philanthropists, popsies and prudes.
    • But that doesn't mean we're likely to see a flowering of Tunbridge Wells babes or Peterborough popsies where highminded headlines and stalwart values used to reign supreme.
    Synonyms
    lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female

Origin

Mid 19th century: alteration of poppet.

 
 
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