pop-up
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Adjective
pop-up (not comparable)
- Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.
- I packed a pop-up hamper in my suitcase.
- Opening out to form a three-dimensional structure when the page of a book is opened.
- 1985, Margaret Atwood, “Night”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 155:
- […] I had a pop-up book of sexual organs by the time I was four – […]
- Operating or existing for a brief period only; temporary.
- 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- But then this is essentially a pop-up team, glued into place brilliantly, with certain parts already chafing and smoking. Chelsea’s two top goalscorers could be off in a month, Diego Costa to cause an international incident in China, [Eden] Hazard to the usual summer suspects.
- (military) Employing the cold launch technique.
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Noun
- (Internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pop-up
- (baseball) A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly.
- A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc.
- A business that opens for a brief temporary period only, such as a temporary restaurant.
- 2012, Sam Benson, Alison Bing, Coastal California, Lonely Planet:
- Pop-ups often charge restaurant prices, but without advance menus, quality control, health-inspected facilities or professional service. Bring cash and arrive early: most pop-ups don't accept credit cards, and popular dishes run out fast.
- 2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times:
- Ms. Setti recently had to close her bar after a change of management at the food hall that housed it. But she plans to launch several pop-ups and hopes to find a new permanent space by the middle of the year, she said.
Translations
advertisement that pops up when one accesses an Internet page
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business that quickly pops up
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See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English pop-up.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (Internet) pop-up advertisement
- pop-up (folded paper element which pops up from a book)
Adjective
pop-up m or f (plural pop-ups)
- pop-up (opening out to form a three-dimensional structure when the page of a book is opened)
- 2018 October 17, Crislaine Maria da Silva et al., “O uso do livro pop-up como recurso didático para o ensino de histologia”, in Anais V CONEDU, Recife, →ISSN:
- Os livros pop-up são ilustrados com recortes tridimensionais em papel que se movem ao abrir o livro ou movimentar a página captando a atenção do leitor e despertando sua curiosidade.
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