popmaize

Example Sentences

• "It is called “maizypop” because the Londoners call what we term corn maize and refuse to call it anything else. Therefore it is necessary to name our popcorn “popmaize,” or, more euphoniously, “maizypop,” on that side. Under any other name it would be just as palatable, but might not be as easily advertised."
• "Mr. [Otis] Barrett does not appear to realize that the word “corn,” as used by Americans, has so ramified in phrases and compounds of everyday use that to abandon it would entail an appalling number of other changes in our speech. Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for “cornmeal,” “maizebread” for “cornbread,” “maizestarch” for “cornstarch,” and so on. No longer would Young America delight in the pink and the white varieties of “popcorn,” but in “popmaize”!"
• "POPMAIZE 10¢ A BAG / I’LL TAKE A BAG. / PLAIN OR BUTTERED? / BUTTERED. / THE COW AND CHURN ARE OVER THAT RISE."
• "We are taken initially back to 1690 and an outdoor Puritan festivity presided over by portly Robert Greig, who as town crier announces: ‘And now, while we prepare for the extinction of the sorcerer father of this witch, there will be a short intermission . . .’ and a man comes on selling popmaize."
• "You can read about what we call corn under the heading Maize. Under that heading, the Britannica refers to popcorn as popcorn and not, as I expected, popmaize."
• "We turned to find Kyril grinning at us. “Shucks. . .” he teased; “chumps again, just when things getting engrossable. Was processed to grieve for absenting of popmaize and fellow random numerologist with whom to collate speculatings.[…]”"