pop-out
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pop-out
First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase pop out
Example Sentences
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Not every summer movie needs to be a mystery that unfolds hallway after hallway, with a creature hiding around every corner ready to pop out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The studios would rent for about $1,500 a month and weren’t that small, he said, given modular furniture—beds that fold up, closets that pop out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“I took a deep breath and, when I looked back again, I saw him pop out of the bushes,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
I'm starting to feel a bit festive, and pop out to buy some mince pies to keep me going for the rest of the day.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
Everywhere he stepped after sundown someone was lying in wait to pop out and ask him how he was doing.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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