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popped up

Date: Jun 29 2005

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“There’s been no warning for anything that’s happened. Certain things just popped up.”
White Stripes co-leader Jack White talking about new
opportunities in an interview with the Guardian

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

when things pop up, they happen with out a lot of warning or work; they are surprises

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Last weekend, I had to cancel a date with a girlfriend because something popped up at the last minute. I felt terrible.
We had been planning on getting together for a long time and I felt so guilty to have to cancel. The thing that popped up is that my car had some problems.
Because of my car problems that popped up, I had to bring my car to the shop. My friend understood and wasn’t angry. She knew the problem had just popped up.
We plan on meeting this Friday. Hopefully, nothing pops up in the meantime!

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””I am so sorry to be late. Something popped up and I had to take care of it.”
“Our band got a call from a label last week. They offered to help us make a new CD! I can’t believe that opportunity just popped up!”
“Hey. Isn’t that your old boyfriend? His name has popped up a lot lately.”
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“I am so sorry to be late. Something popped up and I had to take care of it.”

“Our band got a call from a label last week. They offered to help us make a new CD! I can’t believe that opportunity just popped up!”

“Hey. Isn’t that your old boyfriend? His name has popped up a lot lately.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

“pop up” means suddenly happen
by fiono (DG, China)
Certain things just [HAPPEN].
by MaurÃcio (SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil)
in the air, come to light
by dulinjing (Hangzhou, China)
Popped up = appeared, showed up.
by Jeff (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
It means things happenned in suddenly.
I think.
by juneking (GuangDong, China)
come up suddenly, without any foreboding
by Lisa (Dalian, China)
Pop up means i know something’s come out of someone’s brain suddenly.
by Steve (Busan, Republic of Korea)
I think that “Pop up” means something apears unexpectedly.
by Hsiao-yun (Taipei, Taiwan)
“popped up“meaning something just happened suddenly,
by littlejoe (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Popped up is an expression which means that something emerge or happen without planning or being awared.
by ADIEL (BOGOTA, COLOMBIA)
something happened suddenly.sb didn’t prepare it.
by susan (Chongqing, China)
show up, come up without any signs.
by Elsa (Beijing, China)
“Pop up” means something just happens suddenly or unexpectedly.
by Carol (Shenzhen, China)
it means to show up suddely!
by Sirley (Carlos Chagas-MG, Brazil)
I think that when something or somebody appears unexpectedly, we can say that ” they pop up”, e.g: ” He pops up in the most unexpected places”. Problems kept popping up.
Surface can also be a more formal word for pop up.
by Jose (BJLapa-Bahia, Brazil)
Popped up means something gonna happen one day without expectations.
by woody (seoul, s.korea)
to show up suddenly or unexpected. That is my guessing
by Chris (Virginia, )
i think it means thing happens suddenly.
by ivy (penang, malaysia)
I guess “popped up” means something suddenly become very popular and you can find it everywhere.
by Michelle (Wide goose, China)
It referes to things that Appeared suddenly
by paola (pasto, colombia)
popped, i tkink means happenned suddenly, abrubpted
by Jean de Dieu (Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo)
something pops up means they appears suddenly and unexpectedly.
by seven (shanghai, china)
Pop up: Something comes up unexpectadly.
by Grace (Darhan, Mongolia)
“pop up” it means that something happen or come out unexpected.
thanks for your work!!!
by tinababe (chongqing, China)
I think its means something just become popular with people
by happyfly (china, shanghai)
It means that somethings happened while you did not suspect.
by sui (qingdao, china)
popped up here means something happened unpredictably
by scarlett (Shanghai, China)
popped up means something just came up into your mind without thinking about it before
by Kaewta (Bangkok, Thailand)
Without any forecast Suddenly happend.
by Munza (Shanghai, China)
Without any forecast Suddenly happend.
by Munza (Shanghai, China)
it means to happen or appear suddenly and unexpectedly
by amir (mashhad, iran)
Popped up means ‘appeared’ (verb in the past tense).
by Elton (SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil)
To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly
by Evans (Dongguan, China)
I think it means suddenly appeared.
by ken (shenzhen, china)