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English
Etymology
From pop + eye.
Pronunciation
Noun
popeye (countable and uncountable, plural popeyes)
- (medicine) Exophthalmia.
- Coryphaenoides cinereus (syn. Macrurus cinereus), a deep sea fish.
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)
- a short, strong man