One of the biggest cliches in today's culture. Silly "getting-back-at-you" high school chick flicks usually portray the popular girls as blonde bombshells who gabble on their cellphones and say "like" as their every other word.
I'm not defending the popular girls here. I wish they'd be a bit more inclusive. What I'm talking about is the silly unpopular girls who like to pretend they're misunderstood and that the popular girls are the Evil Clique in the aforementioned chick flicks. They pretend they're being bullied or pushed around, and hog sympathy. These are the ones who drive me mad.
Equally annoying are the "non-conformists" who join a subculture of millions to be individuals. But that's another story.
I'm not defending the popular girls here. I wish they'd be a bit more inclusive. What I'm talking about is the silly unpopular girls who like to pretend they're misunderstood and that the popular girls are the Evil Clique in the aforementioned chick flicks. They pretend they're being bullied or pushed around, and hog sympathy. These are the ones who drive me mad.
Equally annoying are the "non-conformists" who join a subculture of millions to be individuals. But that's another story.
by Hopscotcher June 08, 2006
this word is often misused and has negative connotations. in reality, popular (when referring to a person) is when someone is very well liked and has a lot of genuine friends, most likely because they are a nice/friendly person. However, through the media and highschools around america, "popular" has grown to describe a certain group of people. these people, like punks, nerds, etc. have their own social code, which usually (but not always) includes expensive items/services, sports teams, and cheerleading. These people are not necessarily popular, yes some of them genuinly are well liked and have lots of friends becuase they too (gasp) are nice people. but some of them unfortunately are under the false impression that they are better than everyone else because of their possesions and friends/boyfriends/girlfriends, (who to these people also count as possesions).
girl 1: wow, have you ever noticed how many friends karen has? She's really popular
girl 2: i know, i hang out with her at the skatepark, she's really nice. She does a lot of activities, she must a lot of friends through them.
guy 1: how'd u get all that work done?
guy 2: oh, Robby helped me last night
guy 3: oh yeah he's really smart
guy 4 (just joined convo): who, robby? he's awesome, good tennnis player too, helped me with my serve.
guy 5: that dude's friggin' hilarious
girl 2: i know, i hang out with her at the skatepark, she's really nice. She does a lot of activities, she must a lot of friends through them.
guy 1: how'd u get all that work done?
guy 2: oh, Robby helped me last night
guy 3: oh yeah he's really smart
guy 4 (just joined convo): who, robby? he's awesome, good tennnis player too, helped me with my serve.
guy 5: that dude's friggin' hilarious
by thatswicked April 21, 2006
You can be popular if you have alot of friends and they like you not just act like they like you. If you are nice and not a drama starter like in alot of junior high and you are funny, nice, and trusting then you are popular.
this is the opposite
Eyan: OMG Drew is so popular i hate him!
Celine: Eyan he is not popular not alot of people like him
Eyan: Oh ok.
Eyan: OMG Drew is so popular i hate him!
Celine: Eyan he is not popular not alot of people like him
Eyan: Oh ok.
by Celinee June 03, 2006
Person: "I'm popular!"
Me: "ya know that popularity is to only boost your ego, right? It's all bologna, I'm calling it. "
Me: "ya know that popularity is to only boost your ego, right? It's all bologna, I'm calling it. "
by Anonomous__ November 12, 2018
Disgusting people who end up being the scum of society with age. They think they're invincible until they grow up and you get to fire their ass and send them back to their trailer parks to be evicted shortly after.
Retard Jock: "omg i'm so popular i like basketball, cars, and rap music and that's what everyone else should like or else they're fucking geeks omg"
by ArchDevil July 26, 2004
A word whose roots are shared with population, populous, populace, which all refer to people. Popular directly means to be with or of the people; to be liked by many people. This meaning seems to have been twisted by the media and cultural overtones, and is now used commonly as a sort of derogatory adjective. This usage seems to be linked to our own self-conciousness; of our question of our own "popularity." Do people like me? The idea that we are not liked, which from one time or another is thought by all people, puts a negative connotation over this word. Whatever we desire, but cannot have, we hate. When we put a negative connation on the word, it then must be justified. The pure fact that we aren't what the word is and therefore dislike it is not enough for our complicated, social minds. We justify the word's negative connotation and our own belief in our lack of its presence in us - our own unpopularity - by adding negative concepts to its meaning. 1) That popular people are snobby, rich, cruel, apathetic, prideful and many other things that we are not - that we don't want to be. But really all popular, by its Latin roots, means is liked by people. 2)Therefore, we are all popular, we are all liked by at least one person, and most of us are liked by many, more than we sometimes realize.
1) Ugh! Look at that bitchy snob! "I'm captain of the cheerleading squad." I wish that popular whore would go to hell!
1 A) Person 1 - I'm such a loser, nobody likes me... (sob)
Person 2 - Are you serious? You are the most popular girl I know! You are so nice and friendly, you are a sweetheart to everyone, even when other people are mean. People adore you.
Person 1 - You really think so?
Person 2 - Of course! Besides, your my best-friend, so your definitely not a loser in my books! :)
Person 1 - :)
1 A) Person 1 - I'm such a loser, nobody likes me... (sob)
Person 2 - Are you serious? You are the most popular girl I know! You are so nice and friendly, you are a sweetheart to everyone, even when other people are mean. People adore you.
Person 1 - You really think so?
Person 2 - Of course! Besides, your my best-friend, so your definitely not a loser in my books! :)
Person 1 - :)
by Dictionaree October 30, 2005
Someone who is glorified simply for his/her looks. Has a overall immature attitude and rejects people that they find unattractive or unpopular. The majority of people considered popular will go on to live out their life in the fast food industry due to the fact that they have an IQ below sixty and contracted five or more STDs.
Popular Female #1 - Well, I'm off to get drunk and have sex with several people I don't know.
Popular Female #2 - I'll meet up with you later after I go insult people based on their low social status.
Popular Male #1 - HEY, EVERYONE GIVE ME ATTENTION! I NEED LOTS, AND LOTS OF ATTENTION!
Popular Female #2 - I'll meet up with you later after I go insult people based on their low social status.
Popular Male #1 - HEY, EVERYONE GIVE ME ATTENTION! I NEED LOTS, AND LOTS OF ATTENTION!
by Lipari June 04, 2006