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popup

popup

3.9
A paper model that folds flat and springs up when you open it
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːpʌp/
translation icon : figura desplegable
  • The children were delighted by the popup in the center of the storybook.

Examples

  • She designed a birthday card with a flower popup that surprised everyone.

  • Each page of the art book featured a different popup scene.

  • The popup book amazed the children.

  • Did you see the popups in that children's book?

  • The children were delighted by the popup in the center of the storybook.

  • She designed a birthday card with a flower popup that surprised everyone.

  • Each page of the art book featured a different popup scene.

Surface Forms

popup singular
popups plural

Morphology

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

A 'pop-up' structure literally 'pops up' when opened, so the meaning is directly derived from the phrasal verb.

Etymology

Popup is from the words pop and up, meaning 'spring into view' or 'appear suddenly'. That's why a popup in a book or card is a paper shape that 'pops up' into three dimensions when you open the page.