pop-eyed

pop·eyed

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pop-ahyd]
- /pɒp ˈīd/
- /pɒp aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pop-ahyd]
- /pɒp ˈīd/

Definition of pop-eyed word

adjective pop-eyed marked by bulging, staring eyes: a young boy popeyed with excitement. 1

Just one definition for pop-eyed

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Origin of pop-eyed

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1815-25; pop1 + eyed

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Parts of speech for Pop-eyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pop-eyed

pop-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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