Associations to the word «Popper»

Wiktionary

POPPER, noun. One who pops.
POPPER, noun. (obsolete) A dagger.
POPPER, noun. 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.
POPPER, noun. (informal) A capsule of amyl nitrite for recreational use as a sexual stimulant.
POPPER, noun. (fishing) A floating lure designed to splash when the fishing line is twitched.
POPPER, noun. Either of a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing.
POPPER, noun. A device that pops kernels of corn to produce popcorn.
POPPER, noun. A stuffed and usually breaded jalapeño.
POPPER, noun. (Australia) A juice box.
POPPER, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

POPPER, noun. British philosopher (born in Austria) who argued that scientific theories can never be proved to be true, but are tested by attempts to falsify them (1902-1994).
POPPER, noun. A container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite).
POPPER, noun. A container for cooking popcorn.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats