Maizypop

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Popcorn (snack food), especially with molasses. British, obsolete, uncountable

    "So here was Timothy McShanus deserting the baked meats, to say nothing of his convenient corner in the buffet, to go out and stare at a red shepherdess with picture books and maizypop to sell."

Synonyms

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popcorn

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"So here was Timothy McShanus deserting the baked meats, to say nothing of his convenient corner in the buffet, to go out and stare at a red shepherdess with picture books and maizypop to sell."

Etymology

From maizy + pop, after popcorn and perhaps lollipop. Coined by its promoter Seymour W. Bonsall.

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