English Explanatory Dictionary

Popeye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.
  2. A nickname for a person who has attributes of the cartoon character.
noun
  1. Exophthalmia.
  2. Coryphaenoides cinereus (syn. Macrurus cinereus), a deep sea fish.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒpˌaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Popeye.wav /ˈpʌpˌaɪ/ /ˈpɒp.aɪ/

Word forms

Popeye popeyes pop-eye

Etymology

Fictional character name coined in 1929 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar, presumably pop + eye.

Related words

popeye blacksmelt
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