pop-up

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English

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Etymology

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Deverbal from pop up.

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pop-up (not comparable)

  1. Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.
    I packed a pop-up hamper in my suitcase.
  2. Opening out to form a three-dimensional structure when the page of a book is opened.
  3. Operating or existing for a brief period only; temporary.
  4. (military) Employing the cold launch technique.

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Noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

pop-up (plural pop-ups)

  1. (Internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pop-up
  2. (baseball) A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly.
  3. A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc.
  4. A business that opens for a brief temporary period only, such as a temporary restaurant.
    • 2012, Sam Benson, Alison Bing, Coastal California, Lonely Planet:
      Pop-ups often charge restaurant prices, but without advance menus, quality control, health-inspected facilities or professional service. Bring cash and arrive early: most pop-ups don't accept credit cards, and popular dishes run out fast.
    • 2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times[2]:
      Ms. Setti recently had to close her bar after a change of management at the food hall that housed it. But she plans to launch several pop-ups and hopes to find a new permanent space by the middle of the year, she said.
    • 2024 July 13, Harriet Fitch Little, “A reimagined classic”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:
      I came across this recipe when Helen Graham cooked it for Bracia and Friends, a pop-up whose USP is that chefs must cook a single dish.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English pop-up.

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pop-up m (plural pop-ups)

  1. (Internet) pop-up advertisement
  2. pop-up (folded paper element which pops up from a book)

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pop-up m or f (plural pop-ups)

  1. pop-up (opening out to form a three-dimensional structure when the page of a book is opened)
    • 2018 October 17, Crislaine Maria da Silva et al., “O uso do livro pop-up como recurso didático para o ensino de histologia”, in Anais V CONEDU[3], Recife, →ISSN:
      Os livros pop-up são ilustrados com recortes tridimensionais em papel que se movem ao abrir o livro ou movimentar a página captando a atenção do leitor e despertando sua curiosidade.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)