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outpoping the Pope

outpoping the Pope is the present participle and gerund of outpope the Pope.

Meaning of outpope the Pope

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

Questions about outpoping the Pope

What is outpoping the Pope the present participle and gerund of?
Outpoping the Pope is the present participle and gerund of outpope the Pope.

Words near outpoping the Pope in the dictionary

  1. outpomps
  2. outpope
  3. outpope the Pope
  4. outpoped the Pope
  5. outpopes the Pope
  6. outpoping the Pope
  7. outpopulate
  8. outpopulated
  9. outpopulates
  10. outpopulating
  11. outporch

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