popper

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) One who or that which pops.
2. (countable, uncountable) A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
3. (countable, uncountable) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
4. (countable, uncountable) Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener.
5. (countable, uncountable) A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
6. (countable, uncountable) A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño.
7. (countable, uncountable) A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons.
8. (countable, informal) A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex.
9. (informal, uncountable) Amyl nitrate.
10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A dagger.

Synonyms

press stud

snap

snap

snap fastener

butyl nitrite

gun

🔫

amyl nitrite

lance

shooter

Translations

bouton-pression

patlangaç

Druckknopf

poppers

nitrite d’amyle

popper

bottone automatico

إبزيم الضغط

drukknoop

drukknoopje

botão de pressão

panela de fazer pipoca

nitrito de amilo

popper

drukker

🖨️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒp.ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: poppere

In summary

From Middle English poppere, equivalent to pop + -er (suffix forming agent noun).
Sense 8 ("capsule of amyl nitrite") is derived from the popping sound when the capsule is broken open; from which sense 9 also derives.