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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pops en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /pɑps/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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.

pops en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /pɑps/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

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

pops en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /pɑps/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, informal, present, singular, third-person, usually, vocative) third-person singular simple present indicative of pop
    form of pop