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  1. intransitive verb To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  2. intransitive verb To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  3. intransitive verb To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly: At last the cottage popped into view.
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  • Actually, using the "free stuff" to publicise stuff like that (let's face it, checking out the latest in French pop is a minority taste in the english-speaking world) would be a clever and useful idea.
  • In fact, I grew up in a business environment, so my pop was a very big influence. —  Original Signal - The best of Web 2.0
  • (I have noticed that Adorno never finds anything funny in American pop culture, not even Donald Duck.) —  Claremont.org
  • The yellow brick road might be the most instantly recognizable element in American pop culture. —  Sturgis Journal Homepage RSS
  • Bon Jovi has enjoyed unusual staying power in American pop culture. —  Breaking News - The Post Chronicle
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pop:   popping ·  popped ·  pops
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Etymologies (8)

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  1. Middle English poppen, from pop, a blow, stroke, of imitative origin.
  2. Short for papa.

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  1. Imitative; cf. Greek ποππύζειν, pop, smack, whistle or chirp with the lips compressed; cf. also poop.
  2. from pop, v.
  3. An elliptical use of pop, v. and n.
  4. from Middle English poppen, strike; origin obscure.
  5. Middle English poppe; from pop, v.
  6. Origin obscure.
 

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