popeye

See also: Popeye and pop-eye

English

Alternative forms

• pop-eye

Etymology

pop +‎ eye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒp.aɪ/

Noun

popeye (countable and uncountable, plural popeyes)

1. (medicine) Exophthalmia.
2. Coryphaenoides cinereus (syn. Macrurus cinereus), a deep sea fish.

Related terms

• popeye blacksmelt

Dutch

Etymology

From E. C. Segar's fictional cartoon character.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔpɑi/
• Hyphenation: po‧peye

Noun

popeye m (plural popeyes, diminutive popeyetje n)

1. a short, strong man