pop culture

[ pop-kuhl-cher ]

noun

adjective

Also pop cul·tur·al . 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.

Origin of pop culture

First recorded in 1955–60

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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Growing up in that suburbia and air of pop culture, these images stayed with me like a weird dream.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She views music and pop culture as a resource for people to figure out where we are as a society.
From Church of Christ to Pansexual Rapper | Tyler Gillespie | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Finally, America will have to accept Bill Cosby as a many-sided man, rather than a much-loved pop-culture caricature.
Newsflash: Bill Cosby Is Not Cliff Huxtable | Tim Teeman | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But birthed out of the annals of Reddit and onto heavily trafficked pop-culture sites, “Too Many Cooks” has become mainstream.
There Are More 'Too Many Cooks' Where That First Fever Dream Came From | Kevin Fallon | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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