popoff

[ pop-awf, -of ]

noun
  1. a person who generally speaks loudly or irately; indiscreet arguer or complainer.

adjective
  1. pertaining to or characteristic of such a person: His popoff remarks cost him many friends.

Origin of popoff

1
First recorded in 1940–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase pop off

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British Dictionary definitions for pop off

pop off

verb(intr, adverb) informal
  1. to depart suddenly or unexpectedly

  2. to die, esp suddenly or unexpectedly: he popped off at the age of sixty

  1. to speak out angrily or indiscreetly: he popped off at his boss and got fired

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Other Idioms and Phrases with popoff

popoff

Leave abruptly or hurriedly, as in I'm just going to pop off and mail some letters.

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