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

To her delight, the door of the safe eventually pops off, but there is not much inside. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024

January 5 - An Alaska Airlines flight headed from Portland to Ontario, California, returns safely to Portland International Airport shortly after takeoff after a panel of the fuselage, including the panel’s window, pops off. —CNN, 21 Nov. 2024

Snoop Dogg stayed neutral during the rap battle that popped off earlier this year between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024

Fans popped off in the comments section, showing their support for the singer and slammed Stern's interview style. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a