Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poplolly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poplol-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"This house presided over by a poplolly! a magnificent woman, dressed to perfection, without a vestige of her former habits."
""[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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: poupe

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

poplollies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

poppet

Questions

What does poplolly mean?: A man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart.
Where does poplolly come from?: It is traced to French.

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