a character also called Popeye the Sailorman, in a US cartoon strip and cartoon films. Popeye is a sailor who smokes a pipe, and when he eats cans of spinach (=a vegetable with large dark green leaves) his muscles immediately grow much bigger and he becomes very strong
(Film) Popeye the Sailor is a comic strip character, later featured in popular animated cartoons. He was created by Elzie Crisler Segar, and first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929
popeye
Turkish pronunciation
päpay
Pronunciation
/ˈpäˌpī/ /ˈpɑːˌpaɪ/
Etymology
[ 'päp-"I ] (noun.) 1828. back-formation from pop-eyed.