popper
see also: Popper
Pronunciation Noun
Popper
Proper noun
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see also: Popper
Pronunciation 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.
- Synonyms: 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)
- A looner balloon fetishist who prefers to burst balloons.
popper (plural poppers)
- (Australia) Synonym of juice box#English|juice box
Popper
Proper noun
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