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
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Famous Bowl Fill Up: The iconic KFC Famous Bowl, which features mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, cheese, and popcorn chicken, served with two pie poppers and a medium drink.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Adrenaline addicts can sportfish for giant trevally and grouper by casting poppers and stick baits into the surf zone along reef breaks, while low-key anglers can give hand-line fishing a go at local coral reefs to snag seabream and cod the old-fashioned way.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
Get a whiff of this: the feds are coming for your poppers.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
There are flares everywhere, the Paris air covered in smoke, the smell is that of a kid’s birthday where too many party poppers have been let off.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
Adrenaline addicts can sportfish for giant trevally and grouper by casting poppers and stick baits into the surf zone along reef breaks, while low-key anglers can give hand-line fishing a go at local coral reefs to snag seabream and cod the old-fashioned way.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
Get a whiff of this: the feds are coming for your poppers.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
There are flares everywhere, the Paris air covered in smoke, the smell is that of a kid’s birthday where too many party poppers have been let off.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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“Popper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popper. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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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
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