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popped the question

popped the question is the simple past and past participle of pop the question.

Meaning of pop the question

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To propose marriage.
    • I was not able to learn what particular ceremony was observed in forming the marriage contract, but am inclined to think that it must have been of a very simple nature. Perhaps the mere "popping the question", as it is termed with us, might have been followed by an immediate nuptial alliance.1846, Herman Melville, chapter 26, in Typee

Questions about popped the question

What is popped the question the simple past and past participle of?
Popped the question is the simple past and past participle of pop the question.

Words near popped the question in the dictionary

  1. popped pills
  2. popped smoke
  3. popped someone's balloon
  4. popped someone's cherry
  5. popped the cherry
  6. popped the question
  7. popped up
  8. popped wood
  9. Poppell
  10. Poppells
  11. Poppen

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