pop
verb (used without object)
to make a short, quick, explosive sound.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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So if you do survive into old age, you may well be happier because the miserable gits who used to make you unhappy during your middle years will have popped off.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2016