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outpope the Pope

outpope the Pope verb: to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is actually a member of the group.

Verb

outpope the Pope (third-person singular simple present outpopes the Pope, present participle outpoping the Pope, simple past and past participle outpoped the Pope)

  1. (idiomatic) To act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is actually a member of the group.
    • But because the pope has not yet stated his position on the use of condoms, the Philippine bishops have actually even ‘outpoped’ the pope.2012, George J. Leonard, The Asian Pacific American Heritage: A Companion to Literature and Arts, Routledge, →ISBN

Forms of outpope the Pope

third-person singular presentoutpopes the Pope
present participleoutpoping the Pope
past participleoutpoped the Pope
pastoutpoped the Pope

Questions about outpope the Pope

What does outpope the Pope mean?
Outpope the Pope means to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is actually a member of the group.
What part of speech is outpope the Pope?
Outpope the Pope is a verb.
What is the past tense of outpope the Pope?
The past tense of outpope the Pope is outpoped the Pope.

Words near outpope the Pope in the dictionary

  1. outpomp
  2. outpomped
  3. outpomping
  4. outpomps
  5. outpope
  6. outpope the Pope
  7. outpoped the Pope
  8. outpopes the Pope
  9. outpoping the Pope
  10. outpopulate
  11. outpopulated

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