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

Doors pop off airplanes mid-flight, and mid-level managers become even more stressed. —Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025

After the barista handed Garcia the tray, the lid popped off of the unsecured tea drink and the contents fell into his lap within seconds, as seen in surveillance footage of the incident provided by Trial Lawyers for Justice. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025

Tyler, the Creator, no stranger to popping off on the internet, responded. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025

From a production standpoint, Golden doesn't pop off the page, finishing with 987 receiving yards on 58 receptions (17 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 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