English

Proper noun

Popper

1. A surname​.

Derived terms

• Popperian

English

Noun

popper ‎(plural poppers)

1. One who pops.
2. (obsolete) A dagger.
   • 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reves Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 2003, Walter W. Skeat (editor) Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Part 2, The Reeve's Prologue ,

     A joly popper baar he in his pouche ; / Ther was no man for peril dorste him touche.

3. A short piece of twisted string tied to the end of a whip that creates the distinctive sound when the whip is thrown or cracked.
4. (informal) A capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant.
5. (fishing) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
6. Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing, a snap fastener.
7. A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
8. A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño.
   • 2003, James D. Campbell, Mr. Chilehead: Adventures in the Taste of Pain (page 168)

     You mix habs into the cheese before stuffing your poppers […]

Synonyms

• (twisted string tied to the end of a whip): cracker
• (one of a pair of interlocking discs used instead of buttons): snap, snap fastener, press stud

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Popper ‎(“a brand name”), a brand name owned by Queensland United Foods; from 1978.

Noun

popper ‎(plural poppers)

1. (Australia) A juice box.
   • 1997 September 5, Richard Harrowell, “Advice on Skiing Europe”, in aus.snow, Usenet:

     Again buy your own food - for lunch you get some tomato, some Jambon Fume (proscuitto) and a baguette along with some poppers and your^[sic] have a feast.

Spanish

Noun

popper m ‎(plural poppers)

1. popper (capsule for recreational use as a sexual stimulant)