pop art

noun

often capitalized P&A

: art in which commonplace objects (such as road signs, hamburgers, comic strips, or soup cans) are used as subject matter and are often physically incorporated in the work

pop artist noun often capitalized P

Examples of pop art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Take a look at a clip of Wesley sinking his teeth deeply into one bit of dialogue while surrounded by pop art colors, papier-mache props, and beehive hairdos below. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 July 2025

From purple lipstick and beaded eyebrows, to dual-toned eyes and colorful, stiff hair attachments, this week ended with a pop art beauty moments. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 June 2025

At the same time, global pop art and rock and roll royalty took refuge in Montauk, as the rest of the Hamptons was already fully established as a playground of the wealthy Manhattan elite. —Literary Hub, 22 May 2025

What followed was a surreal black-market boom, a flurry of illicit heists, and the accidental canonization of fast-food pop art. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pop art

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart