pop off

verb

popped off; popping off; pops off

intransitive verb

1

a

: to die unexpectedly

b

: to leave suddenly

2

: to talk thoughtlessly and often loudly or angrily

Synonyms

• check out
• conk (out)
• croak [slang]
• decease
• demise
• depart
• die
• drop
• end
• exit
• expire
• fall
• flatline
• go
• kick in [slang]
• kick off [slang]
• part
• pass (on)
• pass away
• peg out [chiefly British]
• perish
• step out
• succumb

Examples of pop off in a Sentence

he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 2

Recent Examples on the Web

He was handed a cardboard carrier with the drinks at the drive-thru when a cup fell directly into his lap and the top popped off one of the drinks. —Bill Feather, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025

Going to Vegas often feels like the best option for Angelenos who are looking to pop off. —Andy Wang, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025

Happily, the result is that today anyone can come to UM and leaf through the hallowed books to marvel at how Redouté’s glowing illustrations of the wide variety of roses that grew in Josephine’s imperial gardens appear to pop off the page. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025

The music is high-energy melodic metal, the art pops off the screen, and the challenge is largely the same: balancing momentary threats against the need to prepare for future baddies. —Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for pop off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff