pop

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To burst with a short, sharp sound; to make something burst this way.

   The balloon popped with a loud bang.

2. 2
   verb

   To go or put something somewhere quickly (informal).

   I'll pop the bread in the oven.

3. 3
   adv

   With a sudden short, sharp sound.

   Everything went pop and the lights went out.

Common collocations

• pop music Adjective + noun
• pop off Verb + adverb

Uncertain. The OED suggests either from (lolli)pop ("because the meetings were held in the rooms of Mrs Hatton, who kept the lollipop shop"), or from Latin popīna (“cookshop”). The second sense derives from the first.

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