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Popper

noun

British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994). Synonyms: Karl Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper.

A container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite).

A container for cooking popcorn.

Pop

adjective

(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people). Synonym: popular.

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"Popper" Quotes from Famous Books

... loves the whistle of his rope, As he races over the plains; And the stage-driver loves the popper of his whip, And the rattle of his concord chains; And we'll all pray the Lord that we will be saved, And we'll keep the golden rule; But I'd rather be home with the girl I love Than to monkey with this goddamn'd mule. . . . . . . ...

— Cowboy Songs - and Other Frontier Ballads • Various

... had done some work on the roads, so they were not as bad as they had been earlier in the spring; but they were still bad enough, and the people in the truck were bounced about like kernels of corn in a popper. ...

— The French Twins • Lucy Fitch Perkins

... corner that gives them a good view of the blaze, fluttering great puffs of flame, and hear the steady crackle and snapping, as it were, of a great popper full of pop-corn, they, too, catch the infection, and run with a loud swashing and slatting of skirts, giggling and squealing about their hair ...

— Back Home • Eugene Wood

... and country!" the old man cried, upsetting the popper. "Don't get a child around here underfoot. I'm too old. I deserve grown ...

— Christmas - A Story • Zona Gale

... roasted by such methods was just as good as if done by the best mechanical device ever invented. He also said: "Coffee can be roasted in very simple machinery. Some of the best we ever saw was done in a corn popper. Patent portable roasters are almost as numerous as rat traps ...

— All About Coffee • William H. Ukers

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