/ˈmɒpsi/
OriginFrom mop + -sy. From mopsy, from mop. Compare moppet.
- A nickname for a person with a mop of hair.
- A given name for a pet animal; stereotypically a shaggy animal looking somewhat like a mop head; frequently a shaggy dog.
- Synonym of moppet.
- obsoleteA slatternly, untidy woman.
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“However, terrible as it may seem to the tall maiden sisters of J.P.'s in Queen Anne houses with walled vegetable gardens, this courtesan, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, street-walker, t”
FormsMopsys(plural) · Mopsyes(plural) · Mopsies(plural) · mopsies(plural) · mopsey(alternative)