pops

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See also: Pops and POPs

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /pɑps/
  • Rhymes: -ɒps
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From papa (“dad”) +‎ -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Noun[edit]

pops (informal, usually vocative)

  1. Father, dad.
    Hey, pops, I'm home.
  2. (by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.
Usage notes[edit]

(old man): Unless the person addressed this way is very close, this can be very disrespectful and belittling.

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

pops

  1. plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)

Verb[edit]

pops

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pop

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

pops

  1. plural of pop

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pops

  1. masculine plural of pop

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

pops m pl

  1. plural of pop

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

pops

  1. indefinite genitive singular of pop
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