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poplit¹

  • /ˈpɒp.lɪt/ UK
  • /ˈpɑp.lɪt/ US

Rhymes with -ɒplɪt

Where it comes from

An adaptation of poplit-, the oblique stem of the Latin poples (“the ham of the knee; the knee itself”).

noun poplits

  1. The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint.

    Similar: popliteal fossa, hough, knee pit

poplit²

  • /ˌpɒpˈlɪt/ UK
  • /ˌpɑpˈlɪt/ US

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

From pop (“popular”) + lit (“literature”).

noun Poplit · PopLit · pop-lit · Pop-Lit

  1. informal, uncountable popular literature

Translations

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noun fossa at the back of the knee joint

Españolcorva
한국어오금 ogeum, 슬와 seurwa
日本語膝窩 shikka
中文膝窩 /膝窝 xīwō
Françaisfosse poplitée, jarret
DeutschKniekehle
Italianopoplite

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MLA

"poplit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poplit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

poplit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poplit

Chicago

"poplit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poplit.

BibTeX
@misc{poplit_2026,
  title = {poplit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poplit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}