popper
See also: Popper
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒp.ə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɔp.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.pɚ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)
Noun
popper (plural poppers)
- one who or that which pops
- (obsolete) a dagger
- 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reves Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Part 2, The Reeve's Prologue ,
- A joly popper baar he in his pouche ; / Ther was no man for peril dorste him touche.
- 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reves Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Part 2, The Reeve's Prologue ,
- 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
- Synonym: cracker
- (informal) a capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant
- (fishing) a floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched
- either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener
- Synonyms: snap, snap fastener, press stud
- a device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn
- a stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño
- 2003, James D. Campbell, Mr. Chilehead: Adventures in the Taste of Pain (page 168)
- You mix habs into the cheese before stuffing your poppers […]
- 2003, James D. Campbell, Mr. Chilehead: Adventures in the Taste of Pain (page 168)
Derived terms
- air popper
- cherry-popper
- party popper
- pill popper
Etymology 2
From Popper (“a brand name”), a brand name owned by Queensland United Foods; from 1978.
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