popper

noun

pop·​per ˈpä-pər 

1

: one that pops

especially : a utensil for popping corn

2

slang : a vial of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite used illicitly as an inhalational aphrodisiac

Examples of popper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last summer, Louisiana instituted a statewide ban on poppers and whippets. —Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

The restaurant also serves up a variety of side dishes, including chicken wings, mozzarella sticks and jalapenos poppers, as well as pastas and salads. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025

The poppers are creamy on the inside, fried to a crisp on the outside, and served with KFC's signature warm gravy for dunking. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Mar. 2025

As Fast Company noted, the online poppers retailer Nitro-Solv appears to have shut down, and the website for Pac-West Distributing, one producer of the iconic Rush poppers, now has just a single GIF. —James Factora, Them, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for popper

• chopper
• copper
• cropper
• dropper
• pauper
• proper
• shopper
• stopper
• topper
• whopper
• eavesdropper
• grasshopper

Kids Definition

popper

noun

pop·​per ˈpäp-ər 

: one that pops

especially : a utensil for popping corn

Medical Definition

popper

noun

pop·​per ˈpäp-ər 

slang

: a vial of amyl nitrite or butyl nitrite especially when used illicitly as an inhalational aphrodisiac