Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pop-ahyd]
- /ˈpɒpˌaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pop-ahyd]
- /ˈpɒpˌaɪd/
Definitions of popeyed word
- adjective popeyed marked by bulging, staring eyes: a young boy popeyed with excitement. 1
- adjective popeyed having bulging prominent eyes 0
- adjective popeyed staring in astonishment; amazed 0
- adjective popeyed having wide, protruding eyes 0
Information block about the term
Origin of popeyed
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25; pop1 + eyed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Popeyed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
popeyed 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
popeyed usage trend in Literature
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