pop adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: popular]

1 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pater]

2 a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic]

3 a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: popping]

4 music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love [syn: pop music] adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"

1 bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: protrude, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out]

2 hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"

3 make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"

4 fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"

5 cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

6 appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: crop up, pop up]

7 put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"

8 release suddenly; "pop the clutch"

9 hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"

10 drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill]

11 take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"

12 cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"

13 burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" [also: popping, popped]

English

Pronunciation

• /pɒp
• Rhymes with: -ɒp

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic – used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions.

Noun

1. A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

   Listen to the pop of a Champagne cork.

2. In the context of "uncountable|colloquial": an effervescent or fizzy drink most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
3. Shortened from pop shot, take quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm. Possibly confusion, by assonance, with pot as in pot shot.

   The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.

4. a portion, a quantity dispensed.

   They cost 50 pence a pop.

Derived terms

• corporation pop
• soda pop

Verb

1. to burst something

   The boy with the pin popped the balloon.

2. to act suddenly, unexpectedly or quickly.
3. to hit.

   He gave me a pop on the nose.

4. to ejaculate.

Derived terms

Movement

• pop a cap in someone's ass
• pop in
• pop on
• pop off
• pop out
• Pop Tart
• pop up
• pop-up, popup
• pop over, pop round, pop around
• popper

Other

• pop gun, popgun
• pop one's clogs
• pop shot
• pop someone's cherry
• popcorn
• popping crease

Interjection

1. Sound made in imitation of the sound.

Translations

Etymology 2

From papa or poppa

Noun

1. Affectionate form of father.

   My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.

See also

• papa, pa
• pap, paps

Translations

• Catalan: papi, papa

Etymology 3

From |popular, by shortening

Adjective

1. Popular.

Translations

• Esperanto: popo
• French: pop

Derived terms

• pop art
• pop culture
• pop group
• pop music
• vox pop

Catalan

Etymology 1

unknown

Noun

1. octopus

Synonyms

• polp

Etymology 2

abbreviation of popular

Adjective

1. popular

Croatian

Noun

1. priest

Dutch

Noun

1. doll

French

Adjective

1. (From the English word) pop (popular).

Noun

1. pop, pop music

Synonyms

• musique pop

Spanish

Noun

1. popcorn italbrac Uruguay

Synonyms

• cancha
• cotufa italbrac Venezuela
• palomita (de maíz)
• pochoclo italbrac Argentina
• poporopo italbrac Guatemala
• rosita (de maiz)

Pop may refer to:

A truncation of popular:

• Pop music, a common type of popular music
• Pop art, an art movement of the 1960s and 1970s
• Pop culture, any widespread cultural elements in a society

In media:

• Pop (album), by U2
• "Pop" (song), by 'N Sync
• Pop (TV channel), a digital television channel in the UK
• POP TV, a Slovenian television network

In computing:

• Pop (video game), a 2008 video game
• Post Office Protocol, an Internet email protocol
• Prince of Persia, a video game
• Screen pop
• Pop, an operation on a stack

In technology:

• Package on package, a way of stacking BGA packages on top of one another
• Point of presence, an interface between communication entities

In food:

• Soft drink or soda pop
• Popsicle
• Lollipop
• Popcorn
• Pop Weaver, a brand of the above.

In science:

• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Persistent organic pollutant, organic compound resistant to environmental degradation
• Probability of Precipitation, calculated during probabilistic forecasting
• Progestogen only pill, a hormonal contraceptive
• Proof of Principle in research and development

Entertainment:

• Pop (Happy Tree Friends), a Happy Tree Friends character

Pop may also refer to:

• Another word for explode.
• Gregg Popovich, Head Coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, as in Coach Pop
• Popping (dance), a style of street dance
• Population, collection of people or organisms in a given area or space
• Point of Purchase, in retailing, a stand to promote last minute impulsive buys
• Problem-oriented policing, a policing strategy developed by Herman Goldstein
• Process Oriented Psychology aka 'Process Work', a body of theory and psychotherapeutic practice
• Proof of Payment of one's rapid transit fare
• Pop Tate, a fictional character from Archie Comics
• Puerto Plata Airport's IATA Airport Code
• Abbreviated form of "Papa" or "Pappa", American English colloquilisms for father
• Poppleton railway station, England; National Rail station code POP
• Pirates of Penzance

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