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Pop the question   /pɑp ðə kwˈɛstʃən/   Listen
verb
Pop  v. t.  
1.
To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door. "He popped a paper into his hand."
2.
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
3.
To eat or swallow; of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.
To pop off,
(a)
to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial.
(b)
to make a statement, or series of statements, forcefully and in an opinionated manner; as, he popped off about his dislike of modern art.
To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. (Colloq.)






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"Pop the question" Quotes from Famous Books



... Croquet Players will be held next month at Baden. They will not hold their debates in Latin. Among the points discussed will be, whether it is allowable to pop the question on the croquet ground. Old maids are quoted as thinking that it distracts the game. Younger ones would consider ...
— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 • Various

... she modestly refuses, until she has had a decent time to order her widow's weeds at her milliner's and wear them for about a month or so, at the expiration of which interval Afrael may, if he be still of the same mind, call in again, and pop the question. ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., Jan. 24, 1891. • Various



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