poppit

or pop·pet, pop-it

[ pop-it ]

noun
  1. a usually plastic bead that can be connected to or detached from others of the same kind without hooks or clasps, used to form necklaces, bracelets, etc.

Origin of poppit

1
First recorded in 1955–60; from the verb phrase pop it

Words Nearby poppit

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How to use poppit in a sentence

  • Mrs. poppit was a climber: that was what she was, and Miss Mapp was obliged to confess that very nimble she had been.

    Miss Mapp | Edward Frederic Benson
  • Suddenly she saw that Mrs. poppit was wearing on her ample breast a small piece of riband with a little cross attached to it.

    Miss Mapp | Edward Frederic Benson
  • “The young man who got into the car at the station was no more the Prince of Wales than you are,” said Mrs. poppit shrilly.

    Miss Mapp | Edward Frederic Benson
  • Even as she looked, Mrs. poppit and Isabel crossed the yard into the waiting-room and ticket-office.

    Miss Mapp | Edward Frederic Benson
  • Mrs. poppit transferred her gaze to the wistaria that grew over the steps up to the garden-room.

    Miss Mapp | Edward Frederic Benson