pop-shop

American  

[pop-shop] / ˈpɒpˌʃɒp /

noun

British Slang.

1. pawnshop.

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pop shop British  

noun

1. a slang word for a pawnshop

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Etymology

Origin of pop-shop

First recorded in 1765–75; pop ¹ + shop

Example Sentences

Julius had shaken his head over the trousers, knowing that the first walk taken by the garments in company with the winners would be as far as the pop-shop.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

“He’ll be getting his blue coat with brass buttons out of the pop-shop just now,” cried another; “and he’ll hold his head so high that he won’t look at us wicked sinners.”

From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.

I thought you was too much of the lady to put your nose inside a pop-shop.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

"They draw the things in red and black ink on the pop-shop labels."

From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard