popcorn
(noun) small kernels of corn exploded by heat
popcorn, Zea mays everta
(noun) corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
popcorn (countable and uncountable, plural popcorns)
(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.
(chiefly, uncountable) A type of maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping.
(knitting) A kind of stitch similar to a bobble.
popcorn (third-person singular simple present popcorns, present participle popcorning, simple past and past participle popcorned)
(Of a guinea pig) to stand up or jump up quickly.
Source: Wiktionary
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
