Popeye.
A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.
Meaning & usage
A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.
A nickname for a person who has attributes of the cartoon character.
Where this word comes from
Fictional character name coined in 1929 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar, presumably pop + eye.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.