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

The name "Shaolin Temple" has gained prominence in pop culture over the years, including being the title of a 1982 film starring Jet Li.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

For decades, Diet Coke has been a durable pop culture icon, as much a symbol of boardroom swashbuckling as high fashion society.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

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

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

“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