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

On the West Coast, a vast web of faults pop off all the time along an active plate boundary, sending shocks across the landscape. —Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024

The poppy, in particular, doesn’t seem to be popping off. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

That meant Afghan Hound would head home and pop off their mask. —Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024

Emotional fireworks pop off with today’s full moon in Leo! —USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024

The infamous Alaska Airlines door-plug incident this January—in which a chunk of a 737 Max fuselage popped off mid-air—has triggered a hailstorm of new revelations about safety flaws and construction problems. —Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024

The wheel on Buescher’s No. 17 Ford popped off, and NASCAR needed to throw a red flag while damage on the wall was repaired. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024

Where later seasons relied on pop culture homages or serious character development to keep the juices flowing, early episodes like this could pop off from the simplest ideas. —EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024

Ali wore a neon wig, and a red nose that kept popping off. —Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a