Pop Rock Soul Popular Noun Pɒp Pɑːp Album

• rock, pop and soul
• the album covers a range of genres—from mainstream pop to jazz.
• the cork came out of the bottle with a loud pop.
• hi, pop!

pop

1. popular music of the sort that has been popular since the 1950s, usually with a strong rhythm and simple tunes, often contrasted with rock, soul and other forms of popular music
• SEE ALSO synth-pop
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/synth-pop
• rock, pop and soul
• The album covers a range of genres—from mainstream pop to jazz.
2. a short, sharp, explosive sound
• The cork came out of the bottle with a loud pop.
3. a sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic
4. used as a word for ‘father’, especially as a form of address
• Hi, Pop!
5. to attack somebody physically or in words
• Football managers are always taking a pop at referees.
6. costing a particular amount for each one
• We can charge $50 a pop.

Word Origin

• noun sense 1 late 19th cent.: abbreviation of popular. noun sense 2 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of poppa. noun senses 3 to 4 late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.