Popeye
Squinting cartoon mariner
Popeye is a cartoon sailor character known for his bulging forearms, corncob pipe, and spinach-fueled strength.
Created in 1929, he became an American cultural icon.
The name now refers to anyone with prominent or muscular forearms, or to the look of squinting with one eye closed: He's got Popeye arms from years of manual labor.
Edible dark green leaves
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- tattooPermanent dermal design
- corncob pipePipe made from maize
Olive Oyl · Bluto · forearms · cartoon · squint · muscular · can · strength
Cylindrical metal container
- strengthPower to exert force
- musclesContractile body tissue
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- gulpHasty, large swallow
power-up · biceps · iron · nutrition · greens · instant · transformation · bulging
Man who crews vessels
- anchor tattooSeafarer's traditional body art
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- captainOne who commands
deck · voyage · maritime · fo'c'sle · pea coat · sailor hat · rigging · dock
Signature line of words
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
Robin Williams · parody · homage · Halloween costume · mascot · vintage
spinach
Edible dark green leaves
Olive Oyl · Bluto · corncob pipe · forearms · cartoon · squint · muscular · can · strength · brawler
can
Cylindrical metal container
gulp · power-up · biceps · iron · nutrition · greens · instant · transformation · bulging · superhuman
sailor man
Man who crews vessels
- anchor tattooSeafarer's traditional body art
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
captain · deck · voyage · maritime · fo'c'sle · pea coat · sailor hat · rigging · dock · vessel
catchphrase
Signature line of words
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
Robin Williams · iconic · parody · homage · Halloween costume · mascot · vintage
- Comic CharactersSuperman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America
- comic stripsPeanuts, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Blondie, Doonesbury
- Animation HistoryWalt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie, Looney Tunes, golden age
- 1930sNew Deal, Hitler, Nazi Germany, Great Depression, appeasement
- Popeye CharactersOlive Oyl, Bluto, Brutus
- Fleischer StudiosBetty Boop, Gulliver's Travels, rotoscope, bouncing ball
PopeyeBluto
Brutus · Olive Oyl · beanpole · Ichabod Crane · string bean
PopeyeHe-Man
Extremely muscular man
Superman · Hercules · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Johnny Bravo · Gaston