Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z poor With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. poore An English surname. poorhouse A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged. poorish Somewhat poor. poorism slum tourism; recreational visits to impoverished areas poorliness The quality of being poorly; ill health. poorling One who is poor (all senses) poorly In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort. poorlyish Somewhat poorly. Poorman A surname. poormaster A person employed to validate the claims of people applying for relief, and to issue the funds where applicable. poormouth A poor (impoverished) person, or one who claims to be so; especially, one who cries poormouth (conspicuously makes this claim). poorness The quality of being poor pooron A poor and stupid person. poorsies Poor people. poort A mountain pass. poorwill nightjar (bird) pooseback piggyback poosplosion Synonym of poonami. poot A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one. pooter A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn. Pooteresque Synonym of Pooterish. Pooterish Characteristic of the character Charles Pooter; of modest social status, especially when having pretensions of greater significance and status. Pooterism Taking oneself grotesquely seriously. pootie A baby's pacifier. Pootilla A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia. Pootin Vladimir Putin. pootis a character or meme related to the heavy (Heavy Weapons Guy) class in Team Fortress 2 that is frequently portrayed in animations by Garry's Mod or Source Filmmaker. pootle A stroll; a wandering. Pootoo Synonym of Mount Putuo (An island and mountain in Putuo district, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China). pooty The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. poove Synonym of poof (“male homosexual”). Poovey A surname. poovy homosexual; poofy Poowong A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. pop A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness. Popa A surname. popadelic Having the coolness or style of pop music or pop stars. Popal A surname. popanoceratid Any ammonite in the family Popanoceratidae. Popasna A city, the administrative centre of Popasna urban hromada, Siverskodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded as a railway station in 1878, occupied by Russian forces since May 2022, heavily damaged during the war in Donbas and then razed to the ground during the Battle of Popasna. popcorn A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating. popcorning A sporadic pronking behaviour in guinea pigs. popcornless Without popcorn. popcornlike Resembling or characteristic of popcorn. popcorny Resembling or characteristic of popcorn. popcraft The art of composing or performing pop music popcrete A genre of concrete poems assembled from images rather than words. popcult Pop culture. popdock foxglove popdogs The combination of popcorn and hotdogs. pope An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. popeable Thought to be among those likely to be elected pope; papabile; papable. Popean Of or pertaining to Alexander Pope (1688–1744), English poet and satirist. popedom The jurisdiction of the pope. popehead Catholic popehood The status of pope; papacy. Popeiana Writings and other objects associated with the life of the English poet Alexander Pope. Popejoy A surname. Popek A surname from Polish. popeless Without a pope. popelike Resembling or characteristic of a pope. popeling A deputy or petty pope. Popell A surname. popely Of or befitting a pope. popemobile Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view. popera A crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera. poperatic Of or pertaining to popera. poperetta A light popera with a frivolous story. popery The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church. Popescu A surname from Romanian. popeship The state, quality, condition, or jurisdiction of being a pope; papacy. popess A female pope. popeye Exophthalmia. popeyed having bulging eyes popfur Synonym of popufur. Popham A surname. pophole A small door in the side of a chicken coop, normally connected to the ground via a ramp. popiah A kind of spring roll. Popiel A surname from Polish. popified Converted into a popular form, such as pop music or pop art. popify To convert into a popular form; to adapt to the norms of pop music; to make poppy. Popil A surname. popina An Ancient Roman bar or bistro, selling wine and simple foods. popinac Vachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers. popinjay A parrot. popish of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism popishly In a popish way. popishness The state or condition of being popish. popism Support for the Pope. popist A supporter of the Pope. popjoying sport; amusement. Popkin A surname. poplar Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus. poplared Planted with poplar trees. Poplarism The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar, London, England, in 1921. poplarlike Resembling or characteristic of a poplar. Poplarville A city, the county seat of Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. Named after Poplar Jim Smith. Poplawski A surname from Polish. popless Without popping sounds. poplike Resembling pop music. poplin A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. poplit The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint. popliteal Of or pertaining to the popliteus (the area behind the knee). popliteocrural Relating to the popliteus and the leg popliteofemoral Relating to the popliteus and femur. popliteus A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg. poplitic Popliteal. poplitical Popliteal. poplolly A man's mistress, or a single woman of loose morals; a sweetheart. popmaize Synonym of popcorn (“snack food”). popmobility A form of aerobics performed to pop music. Popoca A surname. popoff A period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game. popoi Synonym of poi (“food made by pounding roots”). Popolari Members of a people's party in Italy. popolo black nightshade (Solanum nigrum). Popoloca Any of several different indigenous languages of Mexico, including languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family and the Oto-Manguean family. Popolocan Of or relating to a subfamily of the Oto-Manguean language family of Mexico, spoken mainly in the state of Puebla. Popoloco An indigenous language of Oaxaca. Popoluca Any of various indigenous peoples of southeastern Veracruz and Oaxaca. poponax A thorny tree native to the Americas, Vachellia tortuosa. Poponton A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines. poposaurid Any archosaur in the family Poposauridae. poposauroid Any pseudosuchian of the clade Poposauroidea Poposki A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Попоски (Poposki). popotillo A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea. popout A pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out. Popov A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov). Popovac A municipality of Croatia. popover A light hollow muffin, resembling an individual Yorkshire pudding. Popovic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Popovich A surname of Slavic origin. Popovski A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Поповски (Popovski). Popovtsy The members of one of the two principal movements (along with the Bezpopovtsy) of the Old Believers. Popowski A surname from Polish. Popp A surname from German. poppa father, papa. poppability The quality of being poppable. poppable Possible to pop; capable of being popped. poppadom A thin, crisp Indian food made from lentil flour, optionally spiced or flavoured in various ways and either grilled or deep-fried, which may be eaten on its own as a snack, with chutneys as a starter, or as an accompaniment to a meal. Poppaea A female given name from Latin. Poppasquash A peninsula in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. Poppe A surname. Poppell A surname. Poppen A surname. popper One who or that which pops. poppered Having a popper (type of fastener). Popperian Of or relating to the philosophy of philosopher Karl R. Popper. Popperianism Popperian beliefs