| APOLLO | • apollo n. A very handsome young man. • apollo n. (Entomology) Any of several papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius, especially Parnassius apollo… • Apollo prop.n. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother… |
| APOLOG | • apolog n. Alternative form of apologue. • APOLOG n. a story presenting a moral principle, also APOLOGUE. |
| ASTOOP | • astoop adv. In a stooping or inclined position. • ASTOOP adv. (archaic) in a stooping or inclined position. |
| HOOPLA | • hoopla n. A bustling to-do, excited speech or noise. • hoopla n. A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs. • HOOPLA n. a fairground game of throwing hoops on to pegs. |
| NAPOOS | • napoos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of napoo. • NAPOO v. to use up. |
| OOMPAH | • oompah n. Alternative spelling of oom-pah. • oompah v. (Transitive) To produce an oom-pah sound. • oom-pah n. (Music) A genre of Germanic music (especially Bavarian music) typically involving brass instruments. |
| PAKOKO | • PAKOKO n. (Maori) a small fish, aka bully. |
| PALOLO | • palolo n. Palolo worm. • PALOLO n. (Samoan) a type of seaworm, found in the Pacific. |
| PATOOT | • patoot n. Alternative form of patootie. • PATOOT n. the buttocks, also PATOOTIE. |
| POMATO | • pomato n. A plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, producing cherry tomatoes on the vine… • POMATO n. a tomato grafted on a potato. |
| POOBAH | • poobah n. A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time. • poobah n. A leader or other important person. • poobah n. A pompous, self-important person. |
| POOJAH | • poojah n. Obsolete spelling of pooja. • POOJAH n. (Sanskrit) a Hindu worship practice, also PUJA, POOJA, PUJAH. |
| POOJAS | • poojas n. Plural of pooja. • POOJA n. (Sanskrit) a Hindu worship practice, also PUJA, POOJAH, PUJAH. |
| POOKAS | • pookas n. Plural of pooka. • pookas v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pooka. • POOKA n. (Irish) in Irish folklore, a malevolent goblin. |
| POONAC | • poonac n. A kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut. • POONAC n. (Tamil) a kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut, and fed to cattle. |
| POTATO | • potato n. The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas… • potato n. (Informal, UK) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking. • potato n. Metaphor for a person or thing of little value. |
| SALOOP | • saloop n. (Dated) An aromatic drink originally prepared from salep and later from sassafras bark with other ingredients… • saloop n. The berry saltbush or red berry saltbush (Chenopodium hastatum, syn. Einadia hastata and Rhagodia hastata)… • saloop n. Alternative form of salep (“starch or jelly made from orchid plants”). |