pops

American  

[pops] / pɒps /

adjective

1. of or relating to a symphony orchestra specializing in popular or light classical music.

   Thursday is pops night on the concert series.

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noun

1. (used with a singular verb) Pops, a symphony orchestra specializing in popular and light classical music.

   When you're in Boston be sure to hear the Pops.

Etymology

Origin of pops

First recorded in 1955–60; pop ²

Example Sentences

Matt pops in a VHS tape of “Back to the Future” and gets to work, tinkering with the RV in their backyard to give it the proper Zemeckian flair.

From The Wall Street Journal

She plucks a single piece of watermelon from the bowl and pops it into her mouth.

From Literature

“What if inflation pops? What if the market crashes? What if property taxes continue to escalate? You have to model that in,” Mangaliman said.

From MarketWatch

Jawbreakers and gum balls and candy necklaces and rock candy and ring pops.

From Literature

Boonbunchachoke’s strange and funny script is constructed of multiple nesting stories, like how my own vacuum pops out a pert little dustbuster that really digs into the cracks.

From Los Angeles Times