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popper¹

  • /ˈpɒp.ə/ UK
  • /ˈpɑ.pɚ/ US
  • [ˈpɑ.pɹ̩] US
  • /ˈpɒp.ɚ/ Canadian, Standard
  • [ˈpɒp.ɹ̩] Canadian, Standard
  • /ˈpɔp.ə/ Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like pauper (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

Etymology 1 sense 8 ("capsule of amyl nitrite") is derived from the popping sound when the capsule is broken open; from which etymology 1 sense 9 also derives.

noun poppers

  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.

    Similar: cracker

  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. “Finished the last one at three this morning, apart from bits and bobs and poppers. Quite frankly, I'm dead!”

    Similar: snap, snap fastener, press stud

  5. countable, uncountable A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
  6. countable, uncountable A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño. You mix habs into the cheese before stuffing your poppers […]
  7. countable, uncountable A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons. Looners (as they call themselves) can generally be divided into two categories, regardless of whether they prefer their balloon play with a partner or alone: poppers and non-poppers.
  8. countable, informal A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex. If a person inhales a popper on the brink — the very brink — of climax, then the orgasm is much more powerful.
  9. informal, uncountable Amyl nitrate. Ryan knelt up in bed with his knees against Kick's side. "You okay?" Ryan asked. / "Too much popper," he said. “Maybe I have jet lag.
  10. countable, obsolete, uncountable A dagger.

popper²

  • /ˈpɒp.ə/ UK
  • /ˈpɑ.pɚ/ US
  • [ˈpɑ.pɹ̩] US
  • /ˈpɒp.ɚ/ Canadian, Standard
  • [ˈpɒp.ɹ̩] Canadian, Standard
  • /ˈpɔp.ə/ Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like pauper (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Genericized trademark of Popper (“a brand name”), an Australian juice brand owned by Queensland United Foods. First attested in 1978.

noun poppers

  1. Australia Synonym of juice box. Again buy your own food - for lunch you get some tomato, some Jambon Fume (proscuitto) and a baguette along with some poppers and your^([sic]) have a feast.

    Similar: juice box

Popper³

Rhymes with -ɒpə(ɹ)

proper noun

  1. A surname from German.

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@misc{popper_2026,
  title = {popper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/popper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}