单词 | popoff |
释义 | popoff[ pop-awf, -of ] / ˈpɒpˌɔf, -ˌɒf / nouna person who generally speaks loudly or irately; indiscreet arguer or complainer. adjectivepertaining to or characteristic of such a person: His popoff remarks cost him many friends. Origin of popoffFirst recorded in 1940–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase pop off Words nearby popoffpopliteal muscle, popliteal vein, popliteus, popmobility, Popocatepetl, popoff, pop-out, Popov, popover, poppa, poppadom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for popoffpop off verb (intr, adverb) informalto depart suddenly or unexpectedly to die, esp suddenly or unexpectedlyhe popped off at the age of sixty to speak out angrily or indiscreetlyhe popped off at his boss and got fired Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with popoffpop off Leave abruptly or hurriedly, as in I'm just going to pop off and mail some letters. Die suddenly, as in No one expected her to pop off like that. [Colloquial; second half of 1700s] Speak thoughtlessly in an angry outburst, as in Don't pop off at me—complain to whoever's responsible. [Slang; c. 1930] pop someone off. Kill someone, as in The sniper popped off at least three men. [Slang; early 1800s] All four usages transfer pop in the sense of “explode” to other kinds of sudden or violent behavior. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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