Grey Poupon

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Etymology[edit]

From the brand of mustard Grey Poupon; from the name of the original manufacturer, Grey-Poupon; from the names of the two partners that originally established the French company, Frenchmen Maurice Grey and Auguste Poupon; from the surnames French Grey+Poupon. The term "Grey Poupon" entered popular consciousness through a series of television advertisements through the 1980s and most of the 1990s, thence to rap music.

Adjective[edit]

Grey Poupon (not comparable)

  1. (music, poetry, hiphop, slang, African-American culture) Used as a signifier of quality, class, wealth, or luxury.

Further reading[edit]

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