Pop
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUncertain. 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
editPop (plural Pops)
- A social club and debating society at Eton College.
- The body of college prefects.
Etymology 2
editShortened from popular (concert).
Noun
editPop (plural Pops)
- (also in plural) A popular classical music concert.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, “Chapter 5”, in Dracula, New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, →OCLC:
- As to the tall, curly-haired man, I suppose it was the one who was with me at the last Pop.
Etymology 3
editFrom pop (“father”).
Proper noun
editPop
- (colloquial, US, theater) Traditional nickname for a stage doorman.
- 1982, Jhan Robbins, Front Page Marriage, page 186:
- “All the other stars would leave the theatre wearing fur coats, fancy hats, and imported French shoes,” said Pop Stern, a longtime stage-doorman.
- 1999, Amy Dunkleberger, Patricia King Hanson, AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, page 216:
- […] George Melford (Pop, stage doorman) […]
- 2020, Edwin M. Bradley, Hollywood Musicals You Missed, page 65:
- […] Ralph Sanford (doorman); A.S. “Pop” Byron (stage doorman); Allen Fox (photographer); […]
Anagrams
editAlbanian
editEtymology
editFrom pop (“priest”).
Proper noun
editPop m (definite Popi)
- a male given name
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editPop m (strong, genitive Pops or Pop, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of Pop [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
editPlautdietsch
editNoun
editPop m (plural Popen)
Romanian
editEtymology
editFrom popă.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editPop m (genitive/dative lui Pop)
- a surname
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