English Explanatory Dictionary

popper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who or that which pops.
  2. A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
  3. A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
  4. Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener.
  5. A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
  6. A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño.
  7. A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons.
  8. A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex.
  9. Amyl nitrate.
  10. A dagger.
noun
  1. Synonym of juice box.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒp.ə/ /ˈpɑ.pɚ/ [ˈpɑ.pɹ̩] /ˈpɒp.ɚ/ [ˈpɒp.ɹ̩] /ˈpɔp.ə/ en-au-popper.ogg

Word forms

popper poppers

Etymology

From Middle English poppere, equivalent to pop + -er (suffix forming agent noun). Etymology 1 sense 8 ("capsule of amyl nitrite") is derived from the popping sound when the capsule is broken open; from which etymology 1 sense 9 also derives.

Synonyms

cracker snap snap fastener press stud juice box

Derived words

air popper cherry-popper eye-popper finger-popper K-popper party popper pill-popper pill popper pizza popper popcorn popper poppered popper up toe popper Popperian Popperism
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