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pop off

verb

Definition of pop off

intransitive verb
1 a : to die unexpectedly
b : to leave suddenly
2 : to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily

Examples of pop off in a Sentence

  1. just a matter of time before the geezer pops off, and his gold digger of a wife gets the money

First Known Use of pop off

1764

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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