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grab the popcorn

grab the popcorn verb: said in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.

Verb

grab the popcorn (third-person singular simple present grabs the popcorn, present participle grabbing the popcorn, simple past and past participle grabbed the popcorn)

  1. (informal) Said in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Used to express anticipated enjoyment from watching a conflict or argument developing between other people, as if one were being entertained at the movies.

Forms of grab the popcorn

third-person singular presentgrabs the popcorn
present participlegrabbing the popcorn
past participlegrabbed the popcorn
pastgrabbed the popcorn

Questions about grab the popcorn

What does grab the popcorn mean?
Grab the popcorn means said in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.
What part of speech is grab the popcorn?
Grab the popcorn is a verb.
What is the past tense of grab the popcorn?
The past tense of grab the popcorn is grabbed the popcorn.

Words near grab the popcorn in the dictionary

  1. grab some pine
  2. grab some z's
  3. grab some Zs
  4. grab the bull by the horns
  5. grab the headlines
  6. grab the popcorn
  7. grab-and-go
  8. grab-ass
  9. grab-bag
  10. grab-bags
  11. grabable

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