pop

Definition

A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

Etymology

From Middle English pop, poppe (“a blow; strike; buffet”) (> Middle English poppen (“to strike; thrust”, verb)), of onomatopoeic origin – used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions. The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.

Example Sentences

• "Listen to the pop of a champagne cork."
• "Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop."
• "You have not taken anything off "pop" yet, and "pop" is the working-class drink. For the working-classes it is "pop" and cockles, just as with the upper classes it is champagne and oysters."