Lexicographical Neighbors of Popsie
Literary usage of Popsie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Kennel Club Stud-book by American Kennel Club (1890)
"Whelped July 1888 ; liver and white ; by popsie, out of Jennie, by Jack, out of
Pinkie, by Charlie, out of Minnie ; Jack, by Fetch out of Sylph ; popsie, ..."
2. Every where by Will Carleton (1911)
"Hello, popsie!" ^N old man, with long gray hair and white beard, ... "Hello,
popsie", she called. "Say," called the baby, "why don't you kiss me? ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Built that way (common), " not built that way," not in one's line. Black Moustache
addresses the divinity as " popsie," and she calls him "Bob. ..."
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