wikipedia|dab=pop
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-ca-pop.ogg|Audio (CA)
audio|en-us-pop.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�p|-�p

Etymology 1
onomatopoetic|Onomatopoetic � used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions.

Noun
en-noun|s|-

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

#: Listen to the pop of a Champagne cork.

1. context|uncountable|colloquial an effervescent or fizzy drink most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
2. 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.

1. colloquial a portion, a quantity dispensed.

#: They cost 50 pence a pop.

Verb
en-verb|popp|ing

1. ergative to burst something

#: The boy with the pin popped the balloon.

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

#: He gave me a pop on the nose.

1. to ejaculate.

Adjective
en-adv

1. art Shortened form of popular; a style of modern art.

Interjection
infl|en|interjection

1. Sound made in imitation of the sound.

Derived terms

Movement
pop in
pop on
pop off
pop out
pop up
pop-up, popup
pop over, pop round, pop around
popper

mid
Other
corporation pop
pop art
pop gun, popgun
pop one's clogs
pop shot
pop someone's cherry
popcorn
popping crease
soda pop

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+
the interjection
Spanish: pum

Etymology 2
From Greek �ά��α� (pappas)

Noun
en-noun

1. colloquial 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 m

Etymology 3
From popular.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. popular|Popular, abbreviated and used in pop music, etc.

Translations
Esperanto: popo
French: #French|pop f

Derived terms

pop art
pop culture
pop group
mid
pop music
Pop Tart®
vox pop

Category:English ergative verbs
Category:English palindromes
Category:Onomatopoeia

Catalan

Etymology 1
unknown

Noun
ca-noun-m

1. octopus

Synonyms
polp

Etymology 2
abbreviation of popular

Adjective
ca-adj-inv

1. popular

Category:Catalan palindromes

Croatian

Noun
infl|hr|noun|m

1. priest

Category:Croatian palindromes

Dutch

Noun
infl|nl|noun|f||m

1. doll

Category:Dutch palindromes

French

Adjective
infl|fr|adjective

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

Noun
infl|fr|noun|m

1. #English|pop, pop music

Synonyms
musique pop

Category:French palindromes

Spanish

Noun
infl|es|noun|m

1. popcorn italbrac|Uruguay

Synonyms
cancha f
cotufa italbrac|Venezuela
palomita (de maíz) f italbrac|Colombia|Mexico|Spain
pochoclo italbrac|Argentina
poporopo italbrac|Guatemala
rosita (de maiz) f

Category:Spanish palindromes

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