gen pop

American  

[jen pop] / ˈdʒɛn ˈpɒp /

Also genpop

noun

Slang.

1. the general population of inmates in a prison, or the cell blocks in which the majority of inmates reside: Administrators sometimes remove child molesters from gen pop and send them to solitary for their own safety.

   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.

2. the general population, especially when considered as the default, as opposed to a distinguishable or designated subgroup: An MMO that just drops players into gen pop without a tutorial level shows terrible game design.

   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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Etymology

Origin of gen pop

First recorded in 2005–10; shortening of general population

Example Sentences

But Madison – or Badison, as she has nicknamed herself – has really got under the skin of Litchfield’s gen pop, and the viewers.

From The Guardian • Sep. 11, 2018

Maxx and Marshall’s ordering their employees to chuck her wares into the gen pop racks?

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2017

It is very hard to see how anyone in the gen pop even cares about this stuff...

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2016