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pops

 

[ pษ’ps ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

music

Short for 'popular music', typically used to refer to contemporary music genres such as pop, hip-hop, and rock.

Synonyms

contemporary music, popular music

Examples of usage

  • She loves listening to pops on the radio.
  • The band plays a mix of pops and classics.
Context #2 | Noun

food

Short for 'lollipop', a confectionery consisting of a piece of candy attached to the end of a stick.

Synonyms

lollipop, sucker

Examples of usage

  • He bought a bag of pops for the kids.
  • She unwrapped the colorful pop and handed it to her toddler.
Context #3 | Noun

informal

Father, dad, or daddy.

Synonyms

dad, daddy, father

Examples of usage

  • Hey pops, can you help me with this?
  • Pops always knows how to fix things.

Translations

Translations of the word "pops" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น pipoca

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅ‰เคชเค•เฅ‰เคฐเฅเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Popcorn

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ popcorn

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะฟะบะพั€ะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ popcorn

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚ณใƒผใƒณ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท pop-corn

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ palomitas de maรญz

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท patlamฤฑลŸ mฤฑsฤฑr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํŒ์ฝ˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูุดุงุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ popcorn

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ popcorn

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ˆ†็ฑณ่Šฑ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pokovka

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ popp

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฟะพะฟะบะพั€ะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒžแƒแƒžแƒ™แƒแƒ แƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ popkorn

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ palomitas

Etymology

The term 'pops' originated in the early 20th century as a slang term for popular music. It later expanded to refer to lollipops as well. The informal use of 'pops' to mean father or dad is more recent, likely derived from the affectionate term used by children to address their fathers. Overall, 'pops' has evolved to encompass a variety of meanings in different contexts.

See also: pop, popover, popping, popup.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #21,277, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.