Poplolly

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart. obsolete

    "This house presided over by a poplolly! a magnificent woman, dressed to perfection, without a vestige of her former habits."

Example

More examples

"This house presided over by a poplolly! a magnificent woman, dressed to perfection, without a vestige of her former habits."

Etymology

Likely a fanciful variant of poplet, ultimately from French poupe (“doll”).

More for "poplolly"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.