popper
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 3).
popper(
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puhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (sewing) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el automático (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The baby's pajama fastens with poppers.El piyama del bebé se cierra con automáticos.
b. el broche de presión (M) (Andes) (Argentina)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Montse's shoes fasten with poppers.Los zapatos de Montse se sujetan con broches de presión.
a. la máquina de palomitas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Bob put some corn on the popper and turned on the television.Bob puso maíz en la máquina de palomitas y prendió el televisor.
3. (slang) (drug)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. la cápsula de nitrito amílico (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nikki inhaled a popper at the party.Nikki inhaló una cápsula de nitrito amílico en la fiesta.
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