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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