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pops¹

  • /pɑps/ US

Rhymes with -ɒps

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. informal, usually, vocative Father, dad. Hey, pops, I'm home.
  2. broadly, informal, usually, vocative A man old enough to be the speaker's father.

pops²

  • /pɑps/ US

Rhymes with -ɒps

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. informal, plural, usually, vocative plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)

verb

  1. indicative, informal, present, singular, third person, usually third-person singular simple present indicative of pop

Pops³

noun

  1. plural plural of Pop

POPs⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of POP

POPS⁵

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of privately owned public space

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: popular, pop music, protrude, pop out, bug out, come out, old man, dada, dad, papa, pater, daddy, bulge, tonic, soda, soda water

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"pops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pops. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pops. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pops

Chicago

"pops." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pops.

BibTeX
@misc{pops_2026,
  title = {pops},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pops},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}