pop off

verb

popped off; popping off; pops off

intransitive verb

1

a

: to die unexpectedly

b

: to leave suddenly

2

: to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily

Synonyms

• check out
• conk (out)
• croak [slang]
• decease
• demise
• depart
• die
• drop
• end
• exit
• expire
• fall
• flatline
• go
• kick in [slang]
• kick off [slang]
• part
• pass (on)
• pass away
• peg out [chiefly British]
• perish
• step out
• succumb

Examples of pop off in a Sentence

he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 2

Recent Examples on the Web

Wright’s two-way intelligence and skating speed popped off the ice for Seattle this season, and hinted strongly at the sort of difference-maker that Wright has an opportunity to develop into in the years to come. —The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025

Maybe people are waiting for the big screen debut of the Something Beautiful visual album to make sales pop off. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 June 2025

Vatican City is popping off this week as the 133-strong College of Cardinals gathers in their infamous 800-year-old conclave—a lock-in where phones are confiscated, the Sistine Chapel is bug checked, and all windows are covered—to decide the next bishop of Rome (also known as the pope). —Raven Smith, Vogue, 7 May 2025

His stat line clearly popped off the charts compared to the others. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for pop off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff