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poplolly

poplolly noun: a man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart.

Noun

poplolly (plural poplollies)

  1. (obsolete) A man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart.
    • This house presided over by a poplolly! a magnificent woman, dressed to perfection, without a vestige of her former habits.1825, Thomas Creevey, The Creevey Papers (private correspondence)
    • "[the daughter] Was offered a provision by her brother," said the landlord indignantly, "on terms that would have disgraced a poplolly; but she preferred her independence with poverty, and none to blame her.1913, Bernard Capes, “Tony's Drum”, in Bag and Baggage

Forms of poplolly

pluralpoplollies

Origin of poplolly

Likely a fanciful variant of poplet, ultimately from French poupe (“doll”).

Questions about poplolly

What does poplolly mean?
Poplolly means a man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart.
What part of speech is poplolly?
Poplolly is a noun.
What is the plural of poplolly?
The plural of poplolly is poplollies.

Words near poplolly in the dictionary

  1. popliteus
  2. poplitic
  3. poplitical
  4. poplits
  5. poplollies
  6. poplolly
  7. popmaize
  8. popmobility
  9. popo
  10. Popoca
  11. Popocas

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