Pop Definition
- Apiece; each:
Tickets to the benefit were $100 a pop.
- To propose marriage.
- for each one; per person, per attempt, etc.
we paid $5 a pop to get in; a punter averaging 40 yards a pop
- to die suddenly
- to speak or write thoughtlessly, emotionally, or angrily
- to propose marriage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pop
- a pop
- pop the question
- a pop
- pop off
- pop the question
Origin of Pop
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Origin uncertain. The OED suggests either from (lolli)pop ("because the meetings were held in the rooms of Mrs Hatton, who kept the lollipop shop"), or from Latin popÄ«na (“cookshop"). The second sense derives from the first.
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Middle English poppen from pop a blow, stroke of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Onomatopoeic - used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions.
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Shortened from popular (concert).
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From popular, by shortening.
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From Wiktionary
Short for popular
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Short for papa
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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