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Popper
Definitions
- 1 A surname from German.
- 1 One who or that which pops. countable, uncountable
- 2 Synonym of juice box. Australia
"Again buy your own food - for lunch you get some tomato, some Jambon Fume (proscuitto) and a baguette along with some poppers and your^([sic]) have a feast."
- 3 a container for cooking popcorn wordnet
- 4 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. countable, uncountable
- 5 a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite) wordnet
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- 6 A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched. countable, uncountable
- 7 British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994) wordnet
- 8 Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener. countable, uncountable
"“Finished the last one at three this morning, apart from bits and bobs and poppers. Quite frankly, I'm dead!”"
- 9 A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn. countable, uncountable
- 10 A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño. countable, uncountable
"You mix habs into the cheese before stuffing your poppers […]"
- 11 A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons. countable, uncountable
"Looners (as they call themselves) can generally be divided into two categories, regardless of whether they prefer their balloon play with a partner or alone: poppers and non-poppers."
- 12 A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex. countable, informal
"If a person inhales a popper on the brink — the very brink — of climax, then the orgasm is much more powerful."
- 13 Amyl nitrate. informal, uncountable
"Ryan knelt up in bed with his knees against Kick's side. "You okay?" Ryan asked. / "Too much popper," he said. “Maybe I have jet lag."
- 14 A dagger. countable, obsolete, uncountable
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.
Genericized trademark of Popper (“a brand name”), an Australian juice brand owned by Queensland United Foods. First attested in 1978.
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