When one flips up the collar to the upright position on their polo shirt. From the arabic: popaeus collarus meaning flamboyantly gay. Usually the collar is popped on decidedly feminine pink polos with little alligators on the front. Usually worn by frat bros or UVA students who think they are pimpin', but really look outwardly gay.
by Todd Wiseman December 08, 2004
Young working-class adults who feel that they are entitled to luxury goods such as couture, state-of-the-art electronics, overpriced cars and pretty much anything that they cannot afford.
"The gold collar contingent, ages 18-25, is doing its part by downing $12 Kettle One vodka martinis and sporting the sleekest rims on their Lincoln Navigators. To sustain a lifestyle inspired by rap videos and pop-culture magazines such as Us, they spend a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on expensive brand-name products and services."
-See the Seattle Times article, "Gold-collar generation: The world is theirs?"
-See the Seattle Times article, "Gold-collar generation: The world is theirs?"
by the R word May 08, 2006
1. uncool trend of flipping the collar of said polo/dress shirt up
2. way of trying to look cool like those seen on MTV
3. person who is trying to be uber cool
4. often seen wearing pink to prove thier manliness
5. synonyms with: fag, pink, and retard
2. way of trying to look cool like those seen on MTV
3. person who is trying to be uber cool
4. often seen wearing pink to prove thier manliness
5. synonyms with: fag, pink, and retard
That dude in the pink polo is such a popped collar. He is trying way to hard to look like he's 18 when if fact he can't be more than 12... fag.
by anti-pop April 19, 2005
A term for neo-nazis, in reference to the stylized lightning bolt insignia of the infamous Waffen SS.
by Ace-of-Space February 18, 2019
An upturned collar, often called a "popped collar", is -- as the term obviously states -- a collar that has been upturned. It is best-known for its role during the 2000's as a part of "preppy" culture, something that many believe has worn out its welcome.
College Student 1: "My word, Lawrence, do you see that fellow student with the most audacious dress?"
College Student 2: "Egads! The youth with the upturned collar? Why, he must be visually impaired -- indeed, certainly! -- for he cannot see his current physical state; naturally, if he could, he would relieve his collar of its outdated duty posthaste!"
College Student 1: "Quite."
College Student 2: "Egads! The youth with the upturned collar? Why, he must be visually impaired -- indeed, certainly! -- for he cannot see his current physical state; naturally, if he could, he would relieve his collar of its outdated duty posthaste!"
College Student 1: "Quite."
by Suave Slav September 25, 2006
A modern-day version of the idiom "blue collar". Meaning working class, taken from the florescent yellow or orange high visibility safety gear workers are required to wear on building sites, in factories etc
by James Richard Foster Adam July 11, 2008
by Caker May 03, 2006