pops

1. 1
   nouncolloquialcountablevocative

   A friendly, informal name for your father.

   Hey Pops, can you pick me up after school?

   My pops works long hours at the factory.

   Similardad, pa, papa, father

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2. 2
   nouncolloquialvocative

   Plural of pop. Use this when talking about more than one sharp, short sound.

   The balloons burst with loud pops at the party.

   We heard two quick pops outside the window.

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3. 3
   verbcolloquialvocative

   The form of pop used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She pops the lid off the jar with a spoon.

   The corn pops when it gets hot enough.

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4. 4
   nouncolloquialvocative

   A friendly name for an older man, old enough to be your dad.

   Need a seat, Pops? Take mine.

   The teenager grinned and called the old fisherman Pops.

   Similargramps, old-timer

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