pop off
verb
popped off; popping off; pops off
1
a
: to die unexpectedly
b
: to leave suddenly
2
: to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily
a fan popping off at the referee
Examples of pop off in a Sentence
he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 2
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United Media, a syndicator of comics, picked up the strip in 1989, but the series really popped off when Adams put his email address at the end of the strip.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Be sure to choose a jar that twists shut; otherwise, the lid might pop off while being strung up.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
And that's just generating a couple of little earthquakes that just pop off and trigger each other.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The puck popped off Matthews’ stick so smoothly in all four of his goals.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Be sure to choose a jar that twists shut; otherwise, the lid might pop off while being strung up.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
And that's just generating a couple of little earthquakes that just pop off and trigger each other.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The puck popped off Matthews’ stick so smoothly in all four of his goals.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pop off
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“Pop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pop%20off. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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