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popcorn

popcorn

247 1.0
A light, fluffy snack from special corn kernels that pop when heated
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑpˌkɔrn/
: palomitas de maíz
  • Home movie nights aren't complete without a bowl of buttery popcorn to share.
  • microwave popcorn

To me, Taro boba tastes like buttered popcorn, Jelly bellies.

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Examples

  • You think I could have some of your popcorn?

  • I plan on making popcorn and watching Doctor Dementia.

  • A man and woman eat from the same popcorn box with their two children.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Every Friday, the deans come out of their offices and make popcorn for the whole campus.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Charlie settled down contentedly with a bag of popcorn, and she watched the movie.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The man from the ticket booth is flirting with the woman at the popcorn machine.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Although educational videos are less popular, the lure of hot microwave popcorn is strong.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Pop secret movie theater butter, microwave popcorn and increments of a cup.

  • Once, when they were watching a movie and munching on popcorn, something bit Gita in the leg.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • One year, one of the most-stolen gifts was a big tin bucket of popcorn.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

fresh popcorn
vspopcorn
2 1.0

Warm, recently made popcorn that is crisp and smells good

is the general product regardless of temperature or freshness
Zea mays everta
vspopcorn
  • Specialized
6.0

A type of corn with small kernels that pop when heated to make popcorn

is the common snack name used in everyday speech rather than scientific term

Idioms

1 7.7

To get ready to watch something exciting or dramatic

9.9

To say or do something that spoils other people's enjoyment

Compounds

3 2.7

A round sweet made from popcorn held together with sticky sugar

Warm, recently made popcorn that is crisp and smells good

popcorn pisser
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who gets scared or excited very easily and reacts loudly at movies

How Hard

popcorn
247 1.0
flint maize
  • Specialized
7.9
dent corn
  • Specialized
1 7.0
sweet corn
9 1.1

Surface Forms

popcorn singular
popcorns plural

Morphology

popcorn = pop + corn (transparent) = pop + corn

Clear compound of 'pop' + 'corn' meaning 'corn that pops when heated', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word popcorn comes from the two parts pop ('to make a small, sudden sound') and corn ('a grain'). That's why popcorn is the name for the kernels that 'pop' into light, fluffy pieces when heated.