Popeye

popeye pop-eye English thumb|Popeye in Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Etymology Fictional character name coined in 1929 by cartoonist E. C. Segar Elzie Crisler Segar, presumably en pop eye. Pronunciation en /ˈpɒpˌaɪ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Popeye.wav Southern England en /ˈpʌpˌaɪ/ New England Proper noun thumb|Popeye in Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves en Q199796A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach. en 1967 Television Magazine 24 11 27 They seem equipped to drag the building between them right down Pennsylvania Avenue, but their progress is arrested by two heroes of Popeye musculature, government men putting a check rein on willful industry. en 1991 Anthony Bruno Bad Luck 28 Lenny gave him the Popeye squint as he rolled off to Frank, the other bodyguard on duty, who was standing on the other side of the stage behind the Epps camp. en 2011 Danna Korn; Connie Sarros Gluten-Free Cooking For Dummies 122 Choosing and prepping yeast Working the dough: You don't need Popeye arms. A nickname for a person who has attributes of the cartoon character. en 1994 Eric Cummins The Rise and Fall of California's Radical Prison Movement 216 The UPU faction, headed by Popeye Jackson, drew considerable numbers of members away from the Prisoners' Union when it split off in 1973, primarily taking with it the union's more radical convicts. en 2006 Alexander Fullerton The Gatecrashers 60 "Arf, arfl" It was a Popeye expression, which he used to express pleasure or enthusiasm. en 2009 ESPN ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 99 FAN FAVORITE: С Popeye Jones (1988-92) Befitting his nickname, Ronald "Popeye" Jones never came up short in the effort department. Quotations en Descendants nl 1 popeye short, strong man afb 1 بباي babbāy animated show, cartoon, anime Translations tough cartoon sailor Arabic: ar بَابَاي m, ar بَبَّاي m Dutch: nl Popeye Finnish: fi Kippari-Kalle Hebrew: he פופאי m popai Italian: it Braccio di Ferro m Macedonian: mk Попај Морнарот, mk Попај Marathi: mr पॉपाय m Portuguese: pt Popeye m Swedish: sv Karl-Alfred m, Finland sv Skeppar-Kalle m Turkish: tr Temel Reis See also en American fiction Fictional characters en eponyms