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Dutch
Etymology
Predates Popie Jopie, but barely attested in print before that term. Cf. the following nominal use:
- “De nieuwe student heeft geen tijd voor politiek”, in de Stem (in Dutch), 1983 April 22, page 2: “„Een hoogleraar die de Popie Jopie uithangt, daar heb ik niks aan. […] ””
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpoː.piˈjoː.pi/
- Hyphenation: po‧pie‧jo‧pie
Adjective
popiejopie (not comparable)
- (slang, derogatory, often in compounds) trying excessively to come across as popular and ordinary
2013, Margalith Kleijwegt, Max van Weezel, Op tv of roemloos ten onder, Balans:Boonman vond dat de politici last hadden gekregen van een popiejopie-mentaliteit.- Boonman was of the opinion that politicians had contracted a mentality of trying too hard to be popular.
- (slang, derogatory, often in compounds) related to ordinary people; plebeian, familiar, colloquial, vulgar, popular
2016 April 1, “VVD stoort zich aan popiejopie-gedrag agenten op Facebook”, in Omroep Flevoland:De raadsfractie van de VVD stoort zich aan het popiejopie-gedrag van politie in Almere Buiten.- The VVD municipal party is annoyed by overtly familiar behavior by police in Almere Buiten.