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

New this year, visitors to the city will be glad to pop off their dancing shoes and put their feet up at The Leinster, a new design hotel on charming Merrion Square. —Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024

The white dial presents the information clearly, and allows the red accents to pop off of the dial. —Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 21 June 2024

The event, held annually at the famous Ascot Racecourse, featured many attendees in their very best spring-to-summer transitional attire, and florals popped off the fabric of a number of guests’ attire. —Julia Teti, WWD, 20 June 2024

Delta Flight 982 was headed to Bogota, Colombia from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday when the wheel popped off and rolled down a hill, according to Federal Aviation Administration logs. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a