- (also pop music)[uncountable] popular music of the sort that has been popular since the 1950s, usually with a strong rhythm and simple tunes, often contrasted with rock, soul and other forms of popular music
- rock, pop and soul
- The album covers a range of genres—from mainstream pop to jazz.
Collocations MusicMusicListeningsee also K-pop, synth-popTopics Musica2- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
- listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
- put on/play a CD/a song/some music
- turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
- go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
- copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
- download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
- sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
- hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
- accompany a singer/choir
- strum a chord/guitar
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
- give a performance/concert/recital
- do a concert/recital/gig
- play a concert/gig/festival/venue
- perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
- appear at a festival/live
- go on/embark on a (world) tour
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
- land/get/sign a record deal
- be signed to/be dropped by a record company
- record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
- be top of/top the charts
- get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classic
- indie
- mainstream
- …
- play
- listen to
- classic
- hit
- music
- …
- in pop
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- [countable] a short, sharp, explosive sound
- The cork came out of the bottle with a loud pop.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- sudden
- with a pop
More Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic words - [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) a sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic
- [singular] (especially North American English, old-fashioned, informal) used as a word for ‘father’, especially as a form of address
- Hi, Pop!
music
sound
drink
father
Word Originnoun sense 1 late 19th cent.: abbreviation of popular. noun sense 2 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of poppa. noun senses 3 to 4 late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.
Idioms
See pop in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryhave/take a pop (at somebody)
- (British English, informal) to attack somebody physically or in words
- Football managers are always taking a pop at referees.
…a pop
- (especially North American English, informal) costing a particular amount for each one
- We can charge $50 a pop.
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