Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: pop-sy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

Informal

noun

British usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"Dear Popsy, I need your help. Mother writes that if I don't return the leg immediately she will come to the school and take it by force. You must stop her, Popsy."
"Pilots are often interested in nothing but popsies, kites, and beer."
"Your wife will be pleased to be taken to a lovely hotel and out on the river for breakfast. Your popsy won’t. She’ll take it as her due."

Etymology

From pop + -sy (hypocoristic suffix), compare pops.

Usage

Inflected Forms

popsies (plural) popsie (alternative)

Questions

What does popsy mean?: Grandfather.
Where does popsy come from?: From pop + -sy (hypocoristic suffix), compare pops.

How to pronounce popsy

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