pop
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8.2
- noun
- /pɑp/
- Informal
:
papá
- Alright, Pops!
- mom and pop
And I'm thinking like, it's like a mom and pop shop truck.
- And I'm thinking like, it's like a mom and pop shop truck.
- And So what happens is mom and pop are the poor with their payday loans.
- Shout out pops and and oh fuck, what did I just do?
Examples
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I'll never forget the look on my pop's face each time he said it.
Blog text (31) -
Yo, listen to your pop, midget.
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No, I was like, Pop, they got me.
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"Well, you have been a great pop, Daddy, and we'll miss you a lot."
Fiction book (1992) -
Now you did it, Pop.
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"I want to break it to Pop slowly," she said.
Fiction book (1996) -
When I was five, I'd wait at the door for my pops to come home.
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I was your age, and my pop took me backstage after a show.
Fiction book (1993) -
I guess maybe you're right at that, Pop.
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I often ask my pop for advice when I'm facing a tough decision.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A man who has a child
∞
1.0
A man who is your father
∞
1.0
An informal name a child uses for their father
312
1.4
A casual word for one's father
98
9.0
A father or grandfather someone calls in a loving way
83
1.6
An informal word a child uses for their father
35
8.2
A father's informal name
16
9.1
A young child's word for father
2
8.2
A familiar loving name a child uses for their father
1
8.1
A word children use for their father
A friendly name for your father
Idioms
- Offensive
To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex
Compounds
- Literature
Popular music made by big companies to sell well and often not very original
- Specialized
A climbing tropical plant with thin divided leaf parts and stems that smell bad when crushed
- Literature
A way people promote women's rights in popular culture like music and fashion
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pop meaning 'father' comes from baby talk like 'papa' or 'poppa' that children use for their dad. So calling someone 'Pop' is a simple, friendly name for a father.