King of Pop
King of Pop proper noun: a nickname for the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958–2009).
Proper noun
the King of Pop
- A nickname for the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958–2009).
- The King of Pop.” That’s how Fox, Black Entertainment Television (BET) and MTV, the American TV outlets that got the rights to première Jackson’s “Black or White” video, now refer to him. That was the deal. You want to get “Black or White” first, you dub Jackson “the King of Pop.”1992 January 9, Michael Goldberg, “Michael Jackson: The Making of ‘The King of Pop’”, in Rolling Stone
- When he billed himself as the King of Pop, no one contested the title.1995 June 18, Jon Pareles, “POP VIEW; Michael Jackson Is Furious, Understand?”, in The New York Times
Origin of King of Pop
The earliest known attestation of this term as a nickname for Michael Jackson is in a newspaper article in the New York Post of February 8, 1984.
Questions about King of Pop
- What does King of Pop mean?
- King of Pop means a nickname for the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958–2009).
- What part of speech is King of Pop?
- King of Pop is a proper noun.
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