Talk:have a pop at
Latest comment: 11 years ago by -sche in topic RFV
RFV[edit]
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I know this phrase (and so does OED -- with earliest cite 1881!) in the UK slang sense of verbally attacking, but I'm not confident that it is used in the senses mentioned here, ie (implied) physically attack and attempt sex. I wouldn't be surprised if those uses are developing, but unless they can be cited, I suggest clarifying that sense 1 is verbal attack, and removing sense 2. --Enginear 02:25, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
- Take a pop at is another form. Consider a new sense at (deprecated template usage) pop. Equinox ◑ 15:05, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
- Seconded. Mglovesfun (talk) 18:31, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
- Having said that, that doesn't make this RFV obsolete; if the senses can be attested, the same citations can be used at pop#Noun even if have a pop at later fails RFD. --Mglovesfun (talk) 15:46, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
- I added four citations that match the meaning of "attack." I also found one that possibly means "try and have sex": [1]. --BenjaminBarrett12 (talk) 09:59, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
- Having said that, that doesn't make this RFV obsolete; if the senses can be attested, the same citations can be used at pop#Noun even if have a pop at later fails RFD. --Mglovesfun (talk) 15:46, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
- Seconded. Mglovesfun (talk) 18:31, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
- Alright, I've passed the first sense and removed the second as failed. - -sche (discuss) 17:11, 5 June 2012 (UTC)