pop off
verb
popped off; popping off; pops off
1
a
: to die unexpectedly
b
: to leave suddenly
2
: to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily
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Examples of pop off in a Sentence
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 2
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Fans popped off in the comments section, showing their support for the singer and slammed Stern's interview style.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Though Baptiste didn’t make it into the Golden Globes nominations, here’s hoping that the slow rollout of Hard Truths into the New Year gives Leigh more opportunities to pop off.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Mary abandons them, and Henry, the reluctant father, begins experiencing strange visions about the Man in the Planet, a lady living in the radiator, and his own head popping off and being turned into erasers at a pencil factory.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Healy promised to pop off less and be in the studio more.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Though Baptiste didn’t make it into the Golden Globes nominations, here’s hoping that the slow rollout of Hard Truths into the New Year gives Leigh more opportunities to pop off.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Mary abandons them, and Henry, the reluctant father, begins experiencing strange visions about the Man in the Planet, a lady living in the radiator, and his own head popping off and being turned into erasers at a pencil factory.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Healy promised to pop off less and be in the studio more.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Pop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20off. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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