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pop-ups

pop-ups is the plural of pop-up.

Meaning of pop-up

Noun

pop-up (plural pop-ups)

  1. (Internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.
  2. A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly.
  3. A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc.
  4. A business that opens for a brief temporary period only, such as a temporary restaurant.
    • Pop-ups often charge restaurant prices, but without advance menus, quality control, health-inspected facilities or professional service. Bring cash and arrive early: most pop-ups don't accept credit cards, and popular dishes run out fast.2012, Sam Benson, Alison Bing, Coastal California, Lonely Planet

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Questions about pop-ups

What is pop-ups the plural of?
Pop-ups is the plural of pop-up.

Words near pop-ups in the dictionary

  1. pop-up menu
  2. pop-up menus
  3. pop-up shop
  4. pop-up store
  5. pop-up stores
  6. pop-ups
  7. pop.
  8. POP3
  9. Popa
  10. popadam
  11. popadams

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pop-ups (page history and authors); pop-up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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