King of Pop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A nickname for the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958–2009).

Word forms

King of Pop the King of Pop

Etymology

The earliest known attestation of this term as a nickname for Michael Jackson is in a newspaper article in the New York Post of February 8, 1984.

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