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popup

1 3.8
A temporary shop or event that opens in a place for a short time
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒpʌp/
translation icon : espacio efímero
  • For a while, we put out a matching color popup, some basic chairs, and a wobbly table.

Examples

  • It seems Microsoft knows this too, as the ratio of staff to devices was 1:1 at the popup store.

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  • Big Popup might get something going against the Yanks because he seems to always kill us, but he looks really slow at the plate. He might be on a big decline; I hope so... that's Boston's problem.

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  • I had not planned to, but as I was there, and the popup store was there, and I had the time, and so did the folks there, I was all over it.

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  • Popup promo says that Cesaro doesn't need the US, but the US needs Cesaro.

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  • Sabrina Scandar (c) is announced as the NewME Miami PopUp Accelerator winner.

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  • NewME chose the Miami location for its popup because it's a place that is ready to "disrupt the landscape in the tech scene," said NewME Founder Angela Benton.

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  • Last weekend, I visited a charming popup café that featured local artists and organic coffee.

  • The community was excited to check out the popup shop selling handmade crafts for a limited time.

  • During the summer, several food popup events took place in the park, offering various international cuisines.

Synonyms

pop-up
vspopup
  • Texting
8 3.8

A shop that opens in one place for a short time

is the unhyphenated written form for the same temporary shop or event

How Temporary

popup
1 3.8
temporary
2 5.3
seasonal
1 4.1
permanent
650 3.2

Surface Forms

popup singular
popups plural

Morphology

popup = pop + up (transparent) = pop + up

A 'popup' shop is literally a shop that 'pops up' (appears for a short time), a direct extension of the phrasal verb.

Etymology

Popup comes from pop + up, which together mean 'appear quickly'. A helpful way to remember a popup shop is to picture a small shop that 'pops up' on a street for a week and then disappears.