popeye
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2VERB + POPEYE
don't, gave, happens, named, need
POPEYE + NOUN
government, men, musculature, spinach, squint, superpowers
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A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.
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.
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.
A nickname for a person who has attributes of the cartoon character.
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.
"Arf, arfl" It was a Popeye expression, which he used to express pleasure or enthusiasm.
noun
Exophthalmia.
Coryphaenoides cinereus (syn. Macrurus cinereus), a deep sea fish.
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6They 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
WiktionaryLenny 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.
WiktionaryChoosing and prepping yeast Working the dough: You don't need Popeye arms.
WiktionaryHis dog was named Popeye by him.
Tatoeba · #285998He named his dog Popeye.
Tatoeba · #298695What happens when Popeye eats spinach?
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