gen pop

[ jen-pop ]

/ ˈdʒɛn ˈpɒp /

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noun Slang.

the general population of inmates in a prison, or the cell blocks in which the majority of inmates reside: Gen pop has time to exercise in the yard four days a week.Administrators sometimes remove child molesters from gen pop and send them to solitary for their own safety.Compare solitary confinement.

the general population, especially when considered as the default, as opposed to a distinguishable or designated subgroup: I had a rough transition to the gen pop after my retirement from active duty.An MMO that just drops players into gen pop without a tutorial level shows terrible game design.

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Also gen·pop .

Origin of gen pop

First recorded in 2005–10; shortening of general population

Words nearby gen pop

genotoxic, genotoxin, genotype, -genous, Genova, gen pop, genre, genre-busting, genro, Genroku, gens

How to use gen pop in a sentence

Sophisticated, nuanced, melodious pop music, that sweeps you away.
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In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
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The airline industry objects that sometimes these deployable recorders can pop out without cause, spreading needless alarm.
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Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.
Bobby Shmurda and Rap’s Ultimate Hoop Dream|Rawiya Kameir|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Growing up in that suburbia and air of pop culture, these images stayed with me like a weird dream.
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He saw Gen. Braddock as he passed on to his defeat, and could give a succinct account of that sanguinary action.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The British had fired 143 cannon shot into the fort before the arrival of Gen. Clay.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Orangeburgh surrendered to the American Gen. Sumpter; prisoners taken, 82.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Now, when I am called upon to produce a laugh from Timothy, I no longer make faces or "pop."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
Pop that shawl away in my castor, Dodger, so that I may know where to find it when I cut; thats the time of day!
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens