Definitions
Etymologies
- onomatopoeia (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I'll be honest with you, I never really liked the term 'pops,'" said Steven Reineke , who has served as conductor and artistic director of the New York Pops for the last three years.”
The Wall Street Journal: Straddling Genres With the City's Biggest Big Band
“Members of Congress can also use taxpayer funds to make sure their name pops up when someone does a Google search.”
The Wall Street Journal: And a Happy Festivus From Congress Too
“If the employer you applied with does a background check that includes lawsuits and your name pops up as a plaintiff against your former employer, the potential employer can turn you down.”
“So I can see where confusion over the term pops in.”
Global Warming, con't, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Every morning I get up, a word pops into my head, usually just before breakfast.”
“And then sometimes, the title pops up as I'm writing the book.”
“The city coordinates with us anytime his name pops up.”
“The phrase pops up in all sorts of news releases and budget plan crafted by Ryan.”
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“And you never know, if your name pops up at the right time, you might get that chance of playing Test cricket for”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pops’.
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Daddy Issues
Holy Father, father figure, Founding Father, Father Frost, Father Time, Father Christmas, father-right, father-god, fatherhood, fatherlike, fathership, fatherland and 43 more...
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((Eye)) CBS = I See B.S.
Input limited to 30 seconds, so we needed to find cost-effective ways to become a part of your life. Uninvited houseguest technology: the link technique, thoughts as real estate. The full potential...
joy, dodge, ram, monster, coke, snuggle, gateway, ivory, life, subway, crunch, crest and 151 more...
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British Cant & Slang, Old & New
Mostly, the cant words come from my reprint of Francis Grose's 1785 dictionary of 'The Vulgar Tongue', while the more modern slang has been found at various online sources, e.g. this online diction...
bog-standard, bumbaclot, brown trouser moment, bingo wings, bobfoc, babber, sweating, tantadlin tart, taplash, timber toe, tray trip, twiddle-diddles and 209 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for pops.
bilby "Pistols. Pop shop: a pawnbroker's shop. To pop: to pawn; aslo to shoot. I popt my tatler: I pawned my watch. I popt the cull: I shot the man. His means are two pops and a galloper: that is, he is a highwayman."
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'. Sep 18, 2008