Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A nickname for a person with a mop of hair. · A given name for a pet animal; stereotypically a shaggy animal looking somewhat like a mop head; frequently a shaggy dog.
From mop + -sy. From mopsy, from mop. Compare moppet.
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