Poplit
//ˈpɒp.lɪt// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint.
- 2 popular literature informal, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
An adaptation of poplit-, the oblique stem of the Latin poples (“the ham of the knee; the knee itself”).
Etymology 2
From pop (“popular”) + lit (“literature”).
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