popper

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒp.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.pɚ/, [ˈpɑ.pɹ̩] (Standard Canadian) IPA(key): /ˈpɒp.ɚ/, [ˈpɒp.ɹ̩] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɔp.ə/ Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ) Hyphenation: pop‧per Homophone: pauper (cot–caught merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English poppere, equivalent to pop +‎ -er (suffix forming agent noun). Sense 8 ("capsule of amyl nitrite") is derived from the popping sound when the capsule is broken open; from which sense 9 also derives. ==== Noun ==== popper (countable and uncountable, plural poppers) One who or that which pops. A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked. Synonym: cracker (fishing) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched. Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener. Synonyms: snap, snap fastener, press stud A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn. A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño. A looner (balloon fetishist) who prefers to burst balloons. (informal, countable) A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex. Coordinate term: popper up (informal, uncountable) Amyl nitrate. (obsolete) A dagger. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Genericized trademark of Popper (“a brand name”), an Australian juice brand owned by Queensland United Foods. First attested in 1978. ==== Noun ==== popper (plural poppers) (Australia) Synonym of juice box. == Middle English == === Noun === popper (plural poppers) dagger 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reves Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Part 2, The Reeve's Prologue , == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English popper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpopeɾ/ [ˈpo.peɾ] Rhymes: -opeɾ === Noun === popper m (plural poppers) popper (capsule for recreational use as a sexual stimulant) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.