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pops the question

pops the question is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pops the question

What is pops the question the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pops the question is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pop the question.

Words near pops the question in the dictionary

  1. pops pills
  2. pops smoke
  3. pops someone's balloon
  4. pops someone's cherry
  5. pops the cherry
  6. pops the question
  7. pops up
  8. pops wood
  9. pops.
  10. popshop
  11. popshops

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