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dream pop

Dream pop is a musical genre closely related to shoegaze, which originated in 1980s Britain with bands like the Cocteau Twins. It tends to be less associated with the walls of noise characteristic of shoegaze, and more with dreamy soundscapes and ethereal vocals. The vocals in dream pop tend to be more audible than those in shoegaze. The songs in general tend to have a more accessible, pop-orientated sound, and are less aggressive.

Many people erroneously use "dream pop" as a synonym for shoegaze. Some also argue that dream pop is in fact a subgenre of shoegaze.
Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, Asobi Seksu, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive and Lush have all been associated with the term "dream pop".
by HallOfMirrors May 27, 2009
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pop up

An advertizing paradox. The best way to exacerbate the internet user against your product. One of the major mistakes of electronic communication. Doomed to disappear soon.
The only porn that turns me off is pop up porn...
by Ysengrim January 3, 2004
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pop music

A combination of bad lyrics, talentless singers and retarded screaming little girls. Also known as the sound a bear makes while having explosive diarrhea.
OMG ITS JUSTIN BIEBER OMG. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH EEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!! - Retarded 12 year old girl listening to pop music
by Darthgar December 28, 2011
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Popped off

Performing well at a certain task, usually abnormally well.
Guy 1:*gets an ace in cs:go"
Guy 2: "bro u just popped off, what a gamer legend"
by Jerry Shakes November 15, 2020
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bottle pop

When you take an empty water bottle (usually the half-liter size) and begin twisting it in the center while the top is still on. Once you've twisted it to a point where you can go no further, you aim the bottle and carefully twist off the cap. The pressure inside of the bottle shoots the cap off and makes a distincive 'pop' sound. Failure to remove the cap quickly enough usually results in a 'fizzler'.
"A true bottle pop can go as far as 100 ft."
by Psylicide September 26, 2005
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Pop-Hop

A music genre given to a new hip-hop or rap artist after the year 2007.
Speaker 1: Yo, I can't stand Drake or Lil wayne. They suck. I don't know why people like them. They just rap about things they wish they had, like money and ugly girls.

Speaker 2: Me neither, Pop-Hop sucks.
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pop the trunk

(v.) to open the trunk of ones vehicle with an ulterior motive, such as getting a weapon or showing off a sound system
"If he keep on talkin' shit, I'm fixin' to pop the trunk." - Pimp C of UGK
by E June 30, 2003
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