Is it normal that i don't get the word "poppet"?

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Today I was just scrolling through on eBay and I see a notification that someone bought my t-shirt I was selling and after going to the post office yada yada yada and after attaching the tracking number to it and so on,

I send the buyer a message saying:

Hello!

Thank you for purchasing,

I really hope you enjoy the product when you do receive it

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me

Have a fantastic day.

To which she replies with:

Thank you very much poppet :)
You have a lovely day too!

I asked my brother about this word and he tells me it's old fashioned and that old people use that word where I'm from but I still don't get it nor do I get the meaning, so I did the next best thing to look it up. So my guess is that she is just an old person looking to give it to a grandchild/grandson/granddaughter and whatnot.

Is it normal????????

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  • GuvnorsOtherWoman
    2 years ago

    Perfectly normal. There are many words I don't get either. Mainly Americanisms such as 'gotten', 'oftentimes' and 'shined'. Also I don't get 'anyways' and 'nope'.

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  • RoseIsabella
    2 years ago

    Was my thinly veiled Mason Verger reference removed? 🤨

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    • Somenormie
      2 years ago

      What?????

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      • RoseIsabella
        2 years ago

        Well, I'm not entirely for sure, but I could have sworn that I left a, "would you like a popper", comment, but I could be wrong of course.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    2 years ago

    its an old timey word for a valve lifter in an engine

    i aint heard anyone use it since the 70s

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    • Somenormie
      2 years ago

      So basically nobody has used that word since then?

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      • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
        2 years ago

        not to me in that context

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        • Somenormie
          2 years ago

          I see.

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  • Boojum
    2 years ago

    As your online research probably led you to learn, a "poppet" is actually the name of the little dolls that were used to represent a person in British folk magic. They're kinda like the voodoo dolls as seen in trashy horror films, but they weren't necessarily used for malign reasons.

    These days, depending on the context, it's either a term of endearment or used in the same way that I regularly hear women in shops using "love" or "pet" with me when they're scanning my purchases. Those words are merely "social grease": an instinctive attempt to create a positive relationship when the connection is fleeting and insignificant. And I suspect it could be one of those words that's much more commonly used in particular regions of Britain than in others.

    I think most of the people who would use the term would be women and they'd only use it with someone their age or younger. I'm sure a twenty-year-old calling a woman old enough to be her grandmother "poppet" would result in either laughter, confusion or annoyance at perceived condescension.

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    • Somenormie
      2 years ago

      When I researched it, the word felt sorta interesting to me.

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  • DADNSCAL
    2 years ago

    Must have been British. They still use that word. It’s out of style here, and even came to be associated with voodoo.

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    • Somenormie
      2 years ago

      Yeah, you're right.

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