Meaning of maizypop | Babel Free

Definitions

Popcorn (snack food), especially with molasses.

British, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“So here was Timothy McShanus deserting the baked meats, to say nothing of his convenient corner in the buffet, to go out and stare at a red shepherdess with picture books and maizypop to sell.”

“Refreshments at Hampstead diversified and mild; cockles, winkles, meat pies (miles of ’em)—coloured “Hy”talian pasty-looking little rainbows, green gooseberries shivery and sour, even to look at, ices, “Ole Tom’s” real “ole horiginal hokey,” nougat (not from Persia), maizypop, no end of drinks, active and passive, sarsaparilla, dandelion, burdock beer, ginger ale, and soft drinks of sorts; […]”

““[…] An American would regard the Valley of Rocks at Lynton simply as a piece of waste around[.] He would want to erect a merry-go-round and a giant wheel, and a switchback railway there, with a number of kiosks for the sale of monkey nuts, maizypop, and ice cream soda.” / “Which shows that the American has no soul?” I asked. / “Not at all,” said the professor. “It requires a soul to appreciate the pleasures of munching maizypop and riding on a scenic railway rather than lazing peacefully in the Valley of the Rocks.[…]””

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