pop-out

or pop·out

[ pop-out ]

noun

1. pop-up ( def 8 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of pop-out¹

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase pop out

Example Sentences

Her mother, Terry, had told friends they were "popping out" to get some gas, she added.

From BBC

She said her mother told friends they were "popping out" to get some gas.

From BBC

“A really bad slider,” Hudson called it, saying the ball felt like “it popped out of my hand and I just couldn’t catch it.”

From Los Angeles Times

He walked off the field with his arm suspended in front of him, telling a trainer he believed his shoulder had popped out.

From Los Angeles Times

Even more so when television cameras for Japanese broadcaster NHK caught Ohtani saying in Japanese that his shoulder had popped out.

From Los Angeles Times

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