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pop tart¹

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A genericization of the brand name Pop-Tarts.

noun pop tarts · Pop Tart · poptart · pop-tart

  1. A toaster pastry. 2000 January 29, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!, National Public Radio Carl Kasell will come to their house and cook his signature dish, breakfast à la Edwards, which is two pop tarts and a Benson and Hedges.

pop tart²

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From pop for “popular” and tart for a sexualized woman; a word play on the brand name.

noun pop tarts · poptart · pop-tart

  1. colloquial A female pop music performer famed more for her sexuality than for her music. After much effort, she was able to overcome the pop tart label and be taken seriously as a musician.

Pop Tart³

noun Pop Tarts

  1. alternative Alternative form of pop tart

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"pop tart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pop%20tart.

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@misc{pop_tart_2026,
  title = {pop tart},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pop%20tart},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}