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Popeye

name
/ˈpɒpˌaɪ//ˈpɒp.aɪ/

Etymology

Fictional character name coined in 1929 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar, presumably pop + eye.

  1. inherited from ēaġan
  2. inherited from eyen
  3. derived from *h₃okʷ-✻
  4. inherited from *augô✻ — “eye”
  5. inherited from *augā✻
  6. inherited from ēage — “eye”
  7. inherited from eye
  8. compounded as popeye — “pop + eye”

Definitions

  1. A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm…

    A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.

    • They seem equipped to drag the building between them right down Pennsylvania Avenue, but their progress is arrested by two heroes of Popeye musculature, government men putting a check rein on willful industry.
    • Lenny gave him the Popeye squint as he rolled off to Frank, the other bodyguard on duty, who was standing on the other side of the stage behind the Epps camp.
    • Choosing and prepping yeast Working the dough: You don't need Popeye arms.

  2. A nickname for a person who has attributes of the cartoon character.

    • The UPU faction, headed by Popeye Jackson, drew considerable numbers of members away from the Prisoners' Union when it split off in 1973, primarily taking with it the union's more radical convicts.
    • "Arf, arfl" It was a Popeye expression, which he used to express pleasure or enthusiasm.
    • FAN FAVORITE: С Popeye Jones (1988-92) Befitting his nickname, Ronald "Popeye" Jones never came up short in the effort department.

  3. Exophthalmia.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Coryphaenoides cinereus (syn. Macrurus cinereus), a deep sea fish.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA