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pop(7) (iou)



pop noun6. colloq. M19.
[Abbreviation of POPULAR adjective & noun. Cf. POP adjective.]
A popular song or piece of music; pop music, esp. as opp. to rock (ROCK noun3 2b). Cf. POP adjective 1. M19.
top of the pops a chart-topping song or piece of music; transf. anything highly successful or popular.
Melody Maker Kid Thomas..leads his septet through standards, pops and tangoes.
b. A popular concert. Now rare. M19.
ellipt. Pop art. M20.
popism noun (a) (the characteristic qualities of) popular music; (b) (the cultural and artistic attitudes, outlook, etc. associated with) pop art: L20.