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popsy
pop·sy
/
ˈpɒp
si
/
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[
pop
-see
]
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noun,
plural
pop·sies.
British Informal.
a girl or young woman.
Origin:
1860–65;
generic use of a term of endearment, probably
pop(pet)
+
-sy
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popsy
(ˈpɒpsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-sies
old-fashioned
,
slang
(
Brit
) an attractive young woman
[C19: diminutive formed from
pop,
shortened from
poppet
; originally a nursery term]
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