popper
see also: Popper
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒp.ə/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈpɔp.ə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈpɑ.pɚ/
Noun

popper (plural poppers)

  1. One who or that which pops.
  2. (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.
  3. 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.
    Synonyms: cracker
  4. (informal) A capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant.
  5. (fishing) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
  6. 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
  7. A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
  8. 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 […]
  9. A looner balloon fetishist who prefers to burst balloons.
Noun

popper (plural poppers)

  1. (Australia) Synonym of juice box#English|juice box

Popper
Proper noun
  1. Surname



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