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Definition of poppers
popper 
noun
- someone who pretends to be someone they're not, usually in dress and speech; "poseur"; "wannabe"; "fake".
That popper doesn't know anything.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to pretend, feign, pose.
Last edited on Dec 20 2010. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.
- various alkyl nitrites inhaled for recreational purposes, particularly amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, isopropyl nitrite and isobutyl nitrite. Usually used in the plural.
Citation from "Love, Bullets and Blacktop", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 7 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: drugs.
Last edited on Jun 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.
- misspelling of "pauper".
Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 20 2013.
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Other terms relating to 'drugs': | |
| Definitions include: bad, or generally negative. | |
| Definitions include: high-quality marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: diamond-containing jewelry. | |
| Definitions include: to cause a person to ingest drugs without their knowledge. | |
| Definitions include: good, excellent, fun; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: low-quality marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: pure methamphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana) | |
| Definitions include: right-hand turn. One either "does" or "makes" a reggie. | |
| Definitions include: in agreement. | |
| Definitions include: weed, marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: an eighth of an ounce of cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: Crack, Cocaine, Crystal Meth, or etc. | |
| Definitions include: Ketamine. | |
| Definitions include: a strange or silly person, or one who has done just done something silly. | |
Other terms relating to 'miscellaneous insults (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer. | |
| Definitions include: a guest who eats all of the host's food and drinks all of the host's drinks. | |
| Definitions include: go away. | |
| Definitions include: a person who gets a male excited by the high probability of later sex, but who has no intention of having sex with said male. | |
| Definitions include: An insult. | |
| Definitions include: Derives from bourgeoisie (middle class/capitalists) and usually is used to insult something or someone that seems too rich, white, and/or upper class. | |
| Definitions include: a stupid person; "moron"; "idiot". | |
| Definitions include: relating to a WASP. | |
| Definitions include: to take advantage of. | |
| Definitions include: a random insult. | |
| Definitions include: a prostitute. | |
| Definitions include: a person who isn't good at life. | |
| Definitions include: a person who causes problems. | |
| Definitions include: To rapidly inhale a cigarette's fumes. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
Other terms relating to 'to pretend, feign, pose': | |
| Definitions include: methamphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: to tell one's story: what they would have other people believe. | |
| Definitions include: a modified, imported Japanese car. | |
| Definitions include: to fake something to escape a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar. | |
| Definitions include: to fail to meet someone at a designated location. | |
| Definitions include: someone who pretends to be a gangster. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend, to feign. | |
| Definitions include: someone who pretends to be someone they're not, usually in dress and speech; "wannabe"; "fake". | |
| Definitions include: someone who pretends to be someone they're not; "fake"; "poseur"; "wanna-be". | |
| Definitions include: to pretend, feign. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'pop': | |
| Definitions include: flavored, often sweet alcoholic beverage. | |
| Definitions include: "pop" (popular) music aimed at the young, characterized by being upbeat rather than complex. | |
| Definitions include: amazing. | |
| Definitions include: A good old beer | |
| Definitions include: to get pulled over by the cops; could also mean getting arrested. | |
| Definitions include: a borderline anorexic woman who loses so much weight that their head is too large for their body. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is addicted to pills. | |
| Definitions include: "soda", "soft drink". | |
| Definitions include: to shoot. | |
| Definitions include: to shoot someone. | |
| Definitions include: to get an erection. | |
| Definitions include: to develop or have an erection | |
| Definitions include: To masturbate (male only) | |
| Definitions include: to sit down. | |
| Definitions include: to open bottles of alcohol. | |
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