drop in

See also: dropin and drop-in

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Verb

drop in (third-person singular simple present drops in, present participle dropping in, simple past and past participle dropped in)

(idiomatic) To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.
Synonym: pop in
I was in the garden covered with mud when my grandmother dropped in for a visit.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., OCLC 222716698:
  We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.
- 1978, Dino Fekaris; Freddie Perren (lyrics and music), “I Will Survive”, in Love Tracks, performed by Gloria Gaynor:
  And so you felt like droppin’ in and just expect me to be free / Well, now I'm saving all my lovin’ for someone who's lovin’ me
(surfing) To paddle into and take off on a wave another surfer is already riding.
- 2003, Neal Miyake, “The Unwritten Rules of Surfing”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:
  Most beginners are blissfully unaware that dropping in on someone is a cardinal sin.

Derived terms

drop-in/drop-out

Noun

drop in (plural drop ins)

Alternative spelling of drop-in.

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