pop culturenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpɒp ˈkʌl.tʃər/us/ˌpɑːp ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/music, TV, cinema, books, etc. that are popular and enjoyed by ordinary people, rather than experts or very educated people
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Art & culture
- aesthetic
- art gallery
- artsy
- arty
- barbarian
- composition
- cultural
- culture
- efflorescence
- esthete
- esthetic
- highbrow
- lowbrow
- middlebrow
- philistine
- soul
- soul food
- soulful
Examples from literature
- It’s also part of our pop culture – popular TV shows, movies, and other kinds of art.
- More recently, thanks to movies and pop culture, tattooing has enjoyed a huge growth in popularity.