What (who) is PoP - definition
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POP
Point Of Presence (Reference: Internet, ISP)
pop
pop1
¦ verb (pops, popping, popped)
1. make or cause to make a sudden sharp explosive sound.
2. (often pop in/out) go or come for a short time, often without notice.
(pop off) informal die.
3. put or place quickly in a particular position.
4. (of a person's eyes) open wide and appear to bulge, especially with surprise.
5. informal take or inject (a drug).
6. Brit. informal pawn.
¦ noun
1. a sudden sharp explosive sound.
2. informal, dated or N. Amer. fizzy soft drink.
3. (also pop fly or pop-up) Baseball a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate.
Phrases
-- a pop N. Amer. informal costing a specified amount per item.
have (or take) a pop at informal attack.
pop one's clogs Brit. informal die.
pop the question informal propose marriage.
Origin
ME (in the senses 'a blow' and 'to strike'): imitative.
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pop2
¦ noun (also pop music) commercial popular music, in particular accessible, tuneful music of a kind popular since the 1950s.
¦ adjective
1. relating to pop music.
2. often derogatory (especially of a scientific or academic subject) made accessible to the general public.
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pop3
¦ noun chiefly US informal term for father.
Origin
C19: abbrev. of poppa.
Pronunciation examples for PoP
1. Pop, pop, pop, pop.
Broadway's Ain't Too Proud _ Talks at Google
2. going, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.
Fixing My Gaze _ Susan Barry _ Talks at Google
3. And then you'd be pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.
The Dress _ Kate Kerrigan _ Talks at Google
4. and listen to that haunting "pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!"
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5. pop, pop in there.
Happy Hour in Hell _ Tad Williams _ Talks Google
Examples of use of PoP
1. I heard a round of shots: pop–pop–pop, pop–pop–pop." Grady was shaken but grateful.
2. I think that when hip–hop became "pop," not just Run–DMC became pop –– LL Cool J became pop, Salt ‘n‘ Pepa became pop, The Fugees became pop, the whole movement became pop.
3. "I heard something that sounded like a pop, and then I heard a couple seconds later, another pop, pop, pop," Kronick said.
4. Or pop two tyres – pop one and they can get the spare out; pop two and you‘re fucked," explains White.
5. Then suddenly they heard about six shots, which they described as having a "pop pop pop" sound like a pistol rather than a machine gun.