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Noun

POP (plural POPs)

  1. (countable, environmental science) Acronym of persistent organic pollutant.
    • 2009, Edward Group, Complete Colon Cleanse: The At-Home Detox Program to Restore Good Health, Boost Vitality, and Ensure Longevity, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 91:
      One commonly used POP (persistent organic pollutant), organochlorine, may be responsible for contaminating the world's seafood supply, since pesticides can run off the land into streams, lakes, and reservoirs.
  2. (television) Acronym of picture outside of picture.
  3. (countable, telecommunications) Acronym of point of presence.
  4. (countable, trading) Acronym of Point of Purchase.
  5. (weather) Acronym of probability of precipitation.
  6. (countable, biochemistry, steroids) Acronym of progestogen-only pill or progestin-only pill.

Translations

Proper noun

POP

  1. (historical) Initialism of Pacific Ocean Park.
    • 1965, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, “Amusement Parks U.S.A.”, performed by The Beach Boys:
      The parachutes at Riverview Park will shake us up all day / And Disneyland and P.O.P. is worth a trip to L.A
  2. (Internet) Acronym of Post Office Protocol.

Adjective

POP (not comparable)

  1. Acronym of post office preferred, denoting a standard envelope size.

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Pronunciation

Noun

POP (plural POP-POP)

  1. (mining) acronym of pengawas operasional pertama

Japanese

Noun

POP(ポップ) (poppu) 

  1. (trading) acronym of Point of Purchase (Point of Purchase, in-store advertisement)

Derived terms

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