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English Dictionary: to pop off by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pop \Pop\, v. t.
      1. To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring
            suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head
            in at the door.
  
                     He popped a paper into his hand.         --Milton.
  
      2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains
            of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
  
      {To pop off}, to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop
            one off with a denial. --Locke.
  
      {To pop the question}, to make an offer of marriage to a
            lady. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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