poplolly

noun

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.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry poplolly (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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