pops

• (US) IPA^(key): /pɑps/
• Rhymes: -ɒps

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From papa (“dad”) +‎ -s (hypocoristic suffix).

pops (informal, usually vocative)

1. Father, dad.

   Hey, pops, I'm home.

2. (by extension) A man old enough to be the speaker's father.

• (elderly man): Unless the person addressed in this way is very close, the usage of this word can be very disrespectful and belittling.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pops

1. plural of pop (the sound and related meanings)

pops

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pop

• OPPs, PPOs, PSPO, opps

pops

1. plural of pop

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pops

1. masculine plural of pop

pops m pl

1. plural of pop

pops

1. indefinite genitive singular of pop