the only music I like. 4. apop n. a time;
a try; apiece. (Always with ain this
sense.) Twenty dollars a pop is too
much. I love records, but not at $15.98
a pop. 5. tv. to take or swallow a pill,
tablet, or capsule. Here, pop a couple
of these. He pops uppers from dawn to
dusk.popcorn pimpn.a pimp who runs a small
operation. (Streets. Popcornhere means
small; as in popcorn shrimp.) Reggie is
nothing but a popcorn pimp. He’ll never
amount to much. That bird Reggie is
just a popcorn pimp trying to fake the
funk.
pop-eyedmod. alcohol intoxicated, with
bulging eyes. What’s he been drinking?
He’s pop-eyed as hell. She drank until
she was totally pop-eyed.
pop for somethingin. to pay for a treat
(for someone). (See also spring for
something.) Let’s have some ice cream.
I’ll pop for it. It’s about time you popped
for coffee.
pop off 1. in. to make an unnecessary re-
mark; to interrupt with a remark; to
sound off. Please don’t pop off all the
time. Bob keeps popping off when he
should be listening. 2. in. to lose one’s
temper. (See also pop one’s cork.)
Now, don’t pop off. Keep cool. I don’t
know why she popped off at me. All I did
was say hello. 3. in. to die. My uncle
popped off last week. I hope I’m asleep
when I pop off. 4. in. to leave; to depart
in haste. Bye, I must pop off. Got to
pop off. I’m late.
pop one’s corktv. to release one’s anger; to
blow one’s top. I’m just about to pop
my cork. She tried to hold it back, but
suddenly she popped her cork.
popped 1. mod. arrested. (Similar to
busted.) Tom got popped for speeding.
He was popped for hardly anything at
all. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
She looks glassy-eyed because she’s
popped. They went out last night and
got good and popped.
popper 1. and popsien. an ampoule of
amyl nitrite, a drug that is inhaled when
the ampoule is broken. (Drugs. Often
plural.) You got any poppers I can have?- Go to pill-popper. 3. n. a handgun.
(Underworld. From the sound of a gun-
shot.) He carries his popper under his
coat. 4. n. a can of beer (in a pop-top
can). You ready for another popper,
To m?
poppingin. happening. Is anything pop-
ping around here? Things are always
popping at the gym.
poppycockn. nonsense. (From Dutch.)
I’ve heard enough of your poppycock.
That’s nothing but poppycock.
popsn. one’s father; any older man. (Also
a term of address.) Hey, pops! How you
doing? Well, pops, what do you think?
popsieGo to popper.
popskulln. fiery liquor; inferior whiskey;
moonshine. This popskull will burn a
hole in you. Where is that jug of pop-
skull?
pop (some) topstv. to drink beer.
Wanna go out tonight and pop some tops?
We are going to pop tops and watch the
B-ball game.
pop the questiontv. [for a man] to ask a
woman to marry him. (Could also be
used by a woman asking a man.) She
waited for years for him to pop the ques-
tion. Finally she popped the question.
pop winen. a cheap, flavorful, sparkling
wine drink. Even if you don’t like fine
wines, you’ll like pop wine. They were
drinking pop wine like it was water.
pork 1. n. the police in general; a pig. (Un-
derworld.) Keep an eye out for the pork.
The pork hauled all of them to the sta-
tion. 2. tv. & in. to copulate [with] some-
one. (Usually objectionable.) He’s
telling everybody that he porked her.
They pork all the time, just like bunnies.
porkedmod. copulated with; [of a female]
deflowered. (Usually objectionable.)
Well, have you been porked?
porkern. a fat person. Sally is not exactly
a porker, but she is not skinny either. I
was a porker until I started exercising.
porker