popsy
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of popsy
1860–65; generic use of a term of endearment, probably pop(pet) + -sy
Example Sentences
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With that sort of mind-blowing work load, the FCC, according to its critics, has all but given up and become a popsy of the industry it is supposed to regulate.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I might have known," reflected she, "that popsy would see through it all."
From The Conflict by Phillips, David Graham
I didn't mean to give way to it, popsy dear.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman
"But there are the children, popsy," urged Jane.
From The Conflict by Phillips, David Graham
"Well, let's see you tell popsy howdy," suggested Nan, indicating her father.
From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Harris, Joel Chandler
It was all too clear that the presence of popsies does not inevitably lead to a scientific future.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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