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popper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes & fashion
pop·per /ˈpɒpə $ ˈpɑːpər/ noun  1. DC[countable] British English informal a small metal thing that is used to fasten clothes, which works when you press its two parts together 按扣,揿扣,子母扣 SYN American English snap2. poppers [plural] informal an illegal drug in the form of a liquid, which people take for pleasure by breathing it in 亚硝酸异戊酯〔一种液状违禁药物,吸入后能令人产生快感〕
Examples from the Corpus
popperCuffs and hem are adjusted by flaps and poppers, using the natural spring of the fleece.He opened a tiny bottle and offered me a hit of poppers.Another snort of poppers and I craved him.It's popper fastened too, so it will keep everything safe.Am I alone, though, in questioning the value of the poppers on the bellows side pockets?
pop·per nounChineseSyllable
a small metal thing that is Corpus


Popper
Popper, Sir Karl /kɑːl $ kɑːrl/
(1902–94) a British philosopher, born in Austria, who believed that ideas about the world must be proved scientifically. His best known book, The Open Society and its Enemies, is an attack on political systems in which the state has too much control, especially Communism.


popper
popper /ˈpɒpə $ ˈpɑːpər/ noun
1. [countable] British English informal a small metal thing that is used to fasten clothes, which works when you press its two parts together
   SYN  snap American English
2. poppers [plural] informal an illegal drug in the form of a liquid, which people take for pleasure by breathing it in


pop·perBrE /ˈpɒpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːpər/ 🔊 noun (BrE)
= press stud