poppie, noun
/ˈpɔpi/
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, pop doll + -ie.
colloquial
a. ‘Doll’, a term of endearment for a woman.
1975 ‘Blossom’ in Darling 26 Feb. 111It’s not violent even, it’s sport, Bloss. There’s a hang of a difference, poppie, Boxing’s like a art, see.
1989 J. Hobbs Thoughts in Makeshift Mortuary 294He was smiling down at her...‘I’ll miss you too, poppie. You know that.’
b. derogatory. A doll-like woman.
1992 B. Ronge in Sunday Times 8 Mar. 14Helene Truter, playing the pretentious Pretoria poppie, who shudders when she is served frozen fish and wilts at the sight of a tomato sauce bottle.
‘Doll’, a term of endearment for a woman.
A doll-like woman.
- Derivatives:
- Hence poppie adjective nonce, ‘dolled’ up in an excessively feminine manner.1989 J. Allan in Sunday Times 11 JuneTo counteract the overall effect which was terribly Pretoria poppie, I defiantly added a pair of silver ear-rings the size of Ferrari hubcaps and a huge, mouldering suede bomber jacket.
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