pops
(informal, usually, as a form of address) Father, dad.
(informal, usually, as a form of address, by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.
(old man): Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.
pops
plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)
pops
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pop
• OPPs, PPOs, PSPO, opps
POPs
plural of POP
• OPPs, PPOs, PSPO, opps
Pops
plural of Pop
• OPPs, PPOs, PSPO, opps
Source: Wiktionary
Pop, n. Etym: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Poop.]
1. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop. Addison.
2. An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. Hood.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.] Pop corn. (a) Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact. (b) Popped corn; which has been popped.
Pop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped; p. pr. & vb. n. Popping.]
1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.
2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in, out, upon, off, etc. He that killed my king . . . Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. Shak. A trick of popping up and down every moment. Swift.
3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.
Pop, v. t.
1. To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door. He popped a paper into his hand. Milton.
2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts. To pop off, to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial. Locke.
– To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Pop, adv.
Definition: Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "Pop goes his plate." Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
