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fresh popcorn

fresh popcorn

1 1.0
Warm, recently made popcorn that is crisp and smells good
  • noun
translation icon : palomitas recién hechas
  • Fresh popcorn!

Examples

  • Hot, fresh popcorn!

    The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017)

  • Anyway, they always go out for fresh popcorn, so that the first few reels always sound like the Marines landing on Iwo Jima.

    A Star Is Born (1954)

  • Fresh popcorn.

    The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

  • Fresh popcorn!

    Strangers on a Train (1951)

  • We walk slowly through a crowded, noisy terminal that reeks of sweat, sweet candy, and fresh popcorn.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Shopping there with my honey, when we walk through the door and smell the fresh popcorn, grabbing cute clothes (especially on clearance!) and checking out the art supplies and toy aisles for new, fun stuff!

    Blog text (5)

  • Could I get some fresh popcorn, please?

  • Hot, fresh popcorn smells amazing when it is served warm.

  • We could smell the delicious aroma of fresh popcorn as we approached the theater.

Synonyms

crisp
vsfresh popcorn
47 1.0

Firm and easily broken, often fresh and not soft

is recently made and still warm with a firm brittle texture

Surface Forms

fresh popcorn singular
fresh popcorns plural

Morphology

fresh + popcorn

The meaning 'popcorn that has been recently prepared and is still warm and crisp' is directly and compositionally derived from 'fresh' (recently produced/unspoiled) modifying 'popcorn' (the snack). This adjective + noun combination is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Fresh popcorn shows the image of fresh popcorn that has just popped and is still warm and crisp. That's why it means 'popcorn that has been recently prepared and is still warm and crisp'.