popper

Meaning

Noun

• One who or that which pops.
• A dagger.
• A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
• A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
• Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener.
• A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
• A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño.
• A looner who prefers to burst balloons.
• A capsule of amyl nitrite, a recreational drug used during sex.
• Amyl nitrate.
• Synonym of juice box

Origin

• From Middle English poppere, equivalent to pop + -er.
• From Popper, a brand name owned by Queensland United Foods; from 1978.