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

Then a gunshot pops off just as the doors open and terrified commuters flood onto the platform. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024

This glowy, ethereal look popped off with who else but Hailey Bieber in the late weeks of 2023, pairing a soft pink blush, such as Makeup by Mario Soft Pop Plumping Blush Veil, £30, with a dewy, slightly pink-toned highlight, such as Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Highlighter Wand in Pinkgasm, £30. —Amanda Mitchell, refinery29.com, 2 Jan. 2024

Sergei is so elated that his little headset almost pops off. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024

New this year, visitors to the city will be glad to pop off their dancing shoes and put their feet up at The Leinster, a new design hotel on charming Merrion Square. —Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a