pop culture

American  

[pop kuhl-cher] / ˈpɒp ˈkʌl tʃər /

noun

1. popular culture.

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adjective

1. Also pop cultural relating, referring, or belonging to cultural and commercial artifacts, media, and entertainment reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.

   The pop culture view of knights is often oversimplified.

Etymology

Origin of pop culture

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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pop culture

In contrast, the 13-year-old Oura has pitched its ring as a lifestyle product that skirts the edges of fashion and pop culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

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From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Either way, the pop culture approach appears to be working.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

“We created an entire pop culture and current events timeline in the writers room,” says Kittrell, which is how they realized No Doubt’s album “Tragic Kingdom” had come out exactly when “Elle” begins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

That’s why the show is loaded with so many “adult” elements, the constant punning and pop culture references like Monsterpiece Theater or the Samuel Beckett parody “Waiting for Elmo.”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell