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