pop out

Verb

pop out (third-person singular simple present pops out, present participle popping out, simple past and past participle popped out)

1. (intransitive, slang) To leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.
2. (intransitive) To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.
   • In the menu that then pops out, select the number of degrees you want to rotate the image (90° if the image is lying on its left side, 180° if the image is upside down, or 270° if the image is lying on its right side).2005, Rickford Grant, Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users, San Francisco: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 182
3. To be retired after three strikes, including a popout (pop fly) on the third strike.
4. (slang, transitive) To give birth.
   • So you think I should just stay home and pop out kids for the next twenty years?
5. (slang) To have (something) suddenly come out of its normal position, as in a dislocation or subluxation.
   • He popped out his shoulder during the fight.

   Antonyms:

   pop in

6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pop, out.
   • “You’re such a dog person, Haley. Get over yourself. Cats are people too.” / I wasn’t about to touch that one. “Make yourself comfortable, but if a cat pops out from under your clothes, you’re outta here.[…]”2006, Ginny Aiken, Decorating Schemes (Deadly Décor Mysteries; 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN, page 130