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The correct spelling is pops.
How to pronounce pops
/pɑps/
nounIPA: /pɑps/
Say it like: Pop-s
The correct spelling is pops. (usually as a form of address) Father, dad. For example: "Hey, pops, I'm home."
Usage Examples
“Hey, pops, I'm home.”
“Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”
“Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(usually as a form of address) Father, dad.
- 2.(usually as a form of address, by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.
- 3.A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
- 4.(Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- 5.(Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
verb
- 1.To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- 2.To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- 3.(with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- 4.To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- 5.(often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
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