Pop
See also: pop, POP, and pöp
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒp/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɑp/
Etymology 1
Origin 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.
Noun
Pop (plural Pops)
- A social club and debating society at Eton College.
- The body of college prefects.
Etymology 2
Shortened from popular (concert).
Noun
Pop (plural Pops)
- (also in plural) A popular classical music concert.
- 1897, Bram Stoker Dracula, Chapter 5:
- As to the tall, curly-haired man, I suppose it was the one who was with me at the last Pop.
- 1897, Bram Stoker Dracula, Chapter 5:
Anagrams
- OPP, Opp, PPO, opp, opp.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔp/
Audio (file) - Homophone: popp
Noun
Pop
- pop music
Further reading
- Pop in Duden online