pop-up

• popup

Deverbal from pop up.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒpʌp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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pop-up (not comparable)

1. Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.

   I packed a pop-up hamper in my suitcase.

2. 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 –

3. 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, Hazard to the usual summer suspects.

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4. (military) Employing the cold launch technique.

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pop-up (plural pop-ups)

1. (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

2. (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.
3. A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc.
4. 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.

   • 2024 July 13, Harriet Fitch Little, “A reimagined classic”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:

     I came across this recipe when Helen Graham cooked it for Bracia and Friends, a pop-up whose USP is that chefs must cook a single dish.

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

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Unadapted borrowing from English pop-up.

pop-up m (plural pop-ups)

1. (Internet) pop-up advertisement
2. pop-up (folded paper element which pops up from a book)

pop-up m or f (plural pop-ups)

1. 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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