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[pop-in]
adjective
requiring only a quick insertion into a receptacle to be ready for use: pop-in film cassettes; a pop-in frozen dinner.

Origin:
adj. use of verb phrase pop in

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Pop in is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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pop

1[pop] verb, popped, pop·ping, noun, adverb, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to make a short, quick, explosive sound: The cork popped.
2.
to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting.
3.
to come or go quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: She popped into the kitchen to check the stove.
4.
to shoot with a firearm: to pop at a mark.
5.
to protrude from the sockets: The news made her eyes pop.
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6.
Baseball.
a.
to hit a pop fly (often followed by up).
b.
to pop out.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
7.
to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound.
8.
to cause to burst open with such a sound.
9.
to open suddenly or violently: to pop the hood on a car; to pop the tab on a beer can.
10.
to put or thrust quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: He popped the muffins into the oven.
11.
Informal. to cause to fire; discharge: He popped his rifle at the bird.
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12.
to shoot (usually followed by at, off, etc.): He popped off bottles with a slingshot.
13.
British Slang. to pawn.
14.
Informal.
a.
to take or swallow (pills), especially in excess or habitually; take orally in a compulsive or addictive way: Popping all those pills will land him in the hospital.
b.
to eat in a continual or thoughtless manner, as snack foods: popping peanuts at the movies.
COLLAPSE
noun
15.
a short, quick, explosive sound.
16.
a popping.
17.
a shot with a firearm.
18.
Informal. soda pop.
19.
a drink or portion of an alcoholic beverage, as a drink of whiskey or a glass of beer: We had a couple of pops on the way home.
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20.
Baseball. pop fly.
COLLAPSE
adverb
21.
with an explosive sound: The balloon went pop.
22.
quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Pop, the door flew open!
adjective
23.
Informal. unexpected; without prior warning or announcement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz.
24.
pop for, Slang. to pay or buy for oneself or another, especially as a gift or treat; spring for: I'll pop for the first round of drinks.
25.
pop off, Informal.
a.
to die, especially suddenly.
b.
to depart, especially abruptly.
c.
to express oneself volubly or excitedly and sometimes irately or indiscreetly: He popped off about the injustice of the verdict.
26.
pop out, Baseball. to be put out by hitting a pop fly caught on the fly by a player on the opposing team.
27.
pop up, Baseball. to hit a pop fly.
28.
a pop, Slang. each; apiece: five orchids at $30 a pop.
29.
pop in, Informal. to visit briefly and unexpectedly; stop in; drop by: Maybe we'll pop in after the movie.
30.
pop the question, Informal. to propose marriage: They dated for two years before he popped the question.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) poppe a blow; (v.) poppen to strike; of expressive orig.


3. appear, burst.


18. See soda pop.

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Word Origin & History

pop
"father," 1838, chiefly Amer.Eng., shortened from papa (1681), from Fr. papa, from O.Fr., a children's word, similar to L. pappa. Form poppa is recorded from 1897.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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pop definition


  1. tv.
    to hit or strike someone. : She popped him lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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