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pops

See also: Pops and POPs

English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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pops

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

Verb

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pops

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pop

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Catalan

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Noun

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pops

  1. plural of pop

French

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Adjective

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pops

  1. masculine plural of pop

Spanish

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Noun

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pops m pl

  1. plural of pop

Swedish

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Noun

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pops

  1. indefinite genitive singular of pop
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