to pop out
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2.9
- phrasal verb
- /pɑp aʊt/
- If a genie popped out of a lamp and gave you just one wish, what would it be?
- pop out of nowhere
- just pop out
- suddenly pops out
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Watch on YouTubeAre there any that pop out that come to mind?
- Are there any that pop out that come to mind?
- You can just tell that images pop out and look so much sharper.
- You'll see these sort of malignant moments pop out of him, but that's not him.
- And so inconsistencies, asymmetries, they kind of pop out.
- So situations got messy where altercations popped out, you know what I'm saying?
Examples
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For every leak we've plugged, two more pop out.
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Big Bird will pop out of one of these doors next.
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Are there any that pop out that come to mind?
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Just waiting for one to pop out at me today.
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Make him talk, make him say something; you never know what will pop out.
Fiction book (2001) -
Wait, so humans just pop out of other humans?
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They can pop out at any moment.
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I'm sure any minute now, Khumba will pop out of nowhere and surprise us.
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All of a sudden, a squirrel just pops out of nowhere.
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All of a sudden, a squirrel just pops out of nowhere.
Synonyms
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2.3
To appear or become visible, for example when the sun shines through clouds
827
2.0
To make something open or appear quickly
584
3.0
To appear or arrive when you do not expect it
244
3.5
Appear suddenly and briefly when you are not expecting it
209
2.5
To appear or happen suddenly
117
1.9
Enter or appear suddenly with energy
50
1.0
To move or start suddenly because you are surprised
49
3.3
To appear quickly in a place, often as new shops or cafes
31
3.4
Easy to notice because it looks different or bright
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3.1
To jump out suddenly from a hiding place to surprise someone
29
4.3
To appear suddenly, often as a problem or question
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4.2
Appear from a place, often suddenly
23
3.4
Start suddenly and appear or happen quickly
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5.4
Suddenly start to happen with a lot of energy
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6.1
Suddenly appear in a place or in someone's mind and surprise people
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4.9
Appear suddenly and without warning
Antonyms
How Sudden
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'pop' (to appear or move suddenly) with 'out' (to the outside), yielding the notion of an element appearing/moving outside the main frame — which matches the computing sense of detaching into a separate window. This verb+particle composition is a common, transparent pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Pop out may come from the quick little 'pop' of something appearing, like a friend jumping from behind a tree or a color suddenly standing out on a painting, so it means 'to appear suddenly or unexpectedly'.