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

Oz pops off with a great little monologue about the old-school gangster who used to run his neighborhood as a kid. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024

Niecy Nash-Betts' 'head popped off' reading Grotesquerie script: 'My character goes through the wringer' Hailing from Ryan Murphy, Grotesquerie kicks off with a series of gory crimes riddled with religious iconography that have unsettled a small community. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024

Los Angeles City Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky arrived in France — going to a Sister Cities event, then the Paralympic Games in Paris — just in time for things in her Westside district to suddenly pop off. —Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024

The cable late night shows popped off and that was considerably more newsy. —H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a