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pop

pop

315 1.4
A type of popular music with simple tunes and a strong beat
  • noun
  • /pɑp/
translation icon : música pop
  • Hosted by DJ Willis Conover, the show played jazz and pop music and initially only broadcast in Scandinavia.
  • pop music
  • pop star
  • pop song

Examples

  • You can pick from all genres, pop, rock, rap, anything.

  • Because I wanna become a pop singer, and a rock singer, and write my own songs, produce my own songs.

  • And because she was quite a famous person, of course, I mean, part of a pop group like that.

  • The role of the sound engineer and producer in pop music recording is crucial.

    Academic text (1999)
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic is one of the most exciting new artists in pop music today.

  • Most often in music videos and pop songs, the bridge suggests possibility, an alternate reality.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The careers of other female pop stars demonstrate the challenge of negotiating this aspect of celebrity identity.

    Academic text (2013)
  • 'For Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Amy Winehouse for 'Rehab'.

  • Vannini and Meyers have explored this problem in the cases of pop stars Avril Lavigne and Britney Spears, respectively.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Many teenagers enjoy listening to the latest pop hits on the radio.

Synonyms

pop music
vspop
36 1.0

Songs with a catchy tune that many people like

refers to the same genre but in a shorter name form
19 1.0

Music that many people like and often hear on radio

is a narrower, rhythmic style with simple melodies and romantic focus

Idioms

1 9.9

To have sex with someone for the first time

to pop the cherry
  • Offensive
9.9

To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex

Short sharp crackling sounds like cereal in a bowl

Compounds

36 1.0

Songs with a catchy tune that many people like

20 2.7

A thin sweet pastry with a fruit or chocolate filling that you heat in a toaster

19 3.4

A short surprise test that checks what students learned recently

15 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink like cola

pop-up
  • Texting
8 3.8

A shop that opens in one place for a short time

7 3.4

A small window that suddenly appears on your computer screen

4 3.7

A book with pages that fold up into small paper scenes

4 4.4

An art style that uses images from advertising and comics

pop fly
  • Jargon
3 5.8

A high ball hit in baseball or softball that is easy to catch

3 2.3

A group of singers or musicians who play popular songs

3 2.5

A book for children with paper pictures that stand up when opened

2 1.1

A bottle that holds fizzy soft drinks like cola

pop-up
  • Jargon
1 3.6

A high fly ball that is easy for fielders to catch

A small electric machine that heats bread slices and pushes them up when ready

corporation pop
  • Literature
7.7

Popular music made by big companies to sell well and often not very original

7.7

A sweet fizzy drink flavored with ginger, like ginger ale

running pop
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing tropical plant with thin divided leaf parts and stems that smell bad when crushed

pop feminism
  • Literature
6.4

A way people promote women's rights in popular culture like music and fashion

3.8

A small, light tent that opens quickly and is easy to carry

pop-fly
  • Jargon
5.7

A ball hit high into the air near home plate that is easy to catch

How Mainstream

commercial
601 3.7
mainstream
75 3.4
pop
315 1.4
indie
  • Jargon
75 5.1
underground
153 5.7

Surface Forms

pop singular
pops plural

Etymology

Pop (music) is short for popular, which means 'liked by many people'. So pop songs are simple, catchy songs meant to please a wide audience.