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

Indian pop culture is increasingly becoming decentralised, with some of its most interesting energies now emerging from places once treated as fringe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Oh, and all 32 teams also dropped schedule release videos, with all the Easter eggs, inside jokes, pop culture references and head-scratching moments you can handle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Interactive Brokers currently doesn’t plan to list contracts it deems unrelated to those topics, such as those tied to sports and pop culture, according to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And as in all her books, you’ll laugh at the pop culture nods and fan yourself through the chemistry — an ideal way to spend a summer night.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“I read about him in my pop culture omnibus, and I have an eidetic memory,” Ridge said.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly