popper

Meaning

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

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɒp.ə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English poppere, equivalent to pop + -er (suffix forming agent noun).

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