pop the question

Cultural  

1. To “pop the question” is to propose marriage: “They have been going out for so long; I wonder when he'll pop the question.”

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pop the question Idioms  

1. Propose marriage, as in He picked Valentine's Day to pop the question. [Early 1700s]

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pop the question

The luxury marriage proposal business is booming in Paris with international clients happy to pay thousands to pop the question in the most romantic way possible in the City of Love.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

NFL star Kelce is pictured getting down on one knee to pop the question to the world-famous music superstar, gazing into each other's eyes and embracing.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

A family source also confirmed the engagement to People, adding that Holland had been meaning to pop the question “for a while.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

So when it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, Ann, in 1989, DeHovitz decided to place a reader ad himself: “Ann, my love for you is forever! Please marry me. Love, Ross.”

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

I figured I’d see Celia in school and pop the question.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers