poptasticadj.
/pɒpˈtastɪk/, U.S. /pɑpˈtæstɪk/ humorous.
Designating or relating to a very good recording or performance of pop music. Also more generally: fantastic, excellent.Popularized by the British television programme Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1990–2), in which the term was used as a catchphrase of spoof radio disc jockeys ‘Smashie and Nicey’.
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1990 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) 18 Dec. 25 (heading) Pop-tastic night.
1992 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 31 ‘Hi, it's Top of the Poptastic to be here. I'm quite literally Mike Smash,’ said the dyed blonde in the round-neck sweater. ‘And he's me old mate Dave Nice.’
1994 Daily Tel. 18 Aug. 14/7 Some BBC2 art guru likes them so much that he has nicked their poptastic CD for himself.
1997 J-17 June 110/2 Britpop fans could hope for no better. Your heart will swell with patriotic pop-tastic pride.
2003 Gay Times Feb. 100/1 Kelly Osbourne is the most poptastic popstar of the lot, bar none!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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