popeyed

pop·eyed

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pop-ahyd]
- /ˈpɒpˌaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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Origin of popeyed

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 Popeyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Popeyed

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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